Brainwaves while Resting - Different in People with Schizophrenia

Patients with schizophrenia have increased resting-state gamma-band connectivity in a distinct region of the brain, and the increases correlate with clinical symptoms, research shows.

This is contrary to studies of task-based brain activity, in which schizophrenia patients had reduced connectivity, “suggesting that resting-state studies might reveal new aspects in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia”, say lead study author Christina Andreou (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany) and colleagues.

The team recorded resting-state brain activity, using electroencephalography (with eyes closed), in 22 patients with first-episode schizophrenia, most of whom were taking antipsychotic medication.

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This makes sense on a qualitative level. When I relax and stop thinking that’s when my voices creep in.

Bryan,

Thats a very interesting insight you have provided. I bet that is true for a lot of people - and seems to make a lot of sense.

I’m trying to figure out what gamma bands are. Here’s a good resource: http://www.transparentcorp.com/research/gamma-brain-waves.php

In googling the term I found an interesting blurb about Buddhism/meditation and its relationship to gamma waves.