Ongoing Dynamics of Peak Alpha Frequency Characterize Hypnotic Induction in Highly Hypnotic-Susceptible Individuals
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedure
2.3. Electroencephalography
2.4. Spectral Features
2.5. Multivariate Pattern Analysis and Leave-One-Out Cross-Validation
2.6. Complexity
3. Results
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Landry, M.; da Silva Castanheira, J.; Rousseaux, F.; Rainville, P.; Ogez, D.; Jerbi, K. Ongoing Dynamics of Peak Alpha Frequency Characterize Hypnotic Induction in Highly Hypnotic-Susceptible Individuals. Brain Sci. 2024, 14, 883. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14090883
Landry M, da Silva Castanheira J, Rousseaux F, Rainville P, Ogez D, Jerbi K. Ongoing Dynamics of Peak Alpha Frequency Characterize Hypnotic Induction in Highly Hypnotic-Susceptible Individuals. Brain Sciences. 2024; 14(9):883. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14090883
Chicago/Turabian StyleLandry, Mathieu, Jason da Silva Castanheira, Floriane Rousseaux, Pierre Rainville, David Ogez, and Karim Jerbi. 2024. "Ongoing Dynamics of Peak Alpha Frequency Characterize Hypnotic Induction in Highly Hypnotic-Susceptible Individuals" Brain Sciences 14, no. 9: 883. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14090883