Frontal Midline Theta Reflects Cognitive Control During Planning

Domic-Siede, Marcos; Irani, Martín; Valdés, Joaquín; Perrone‐Bertolotti, Marcela; Ossandón, Tomás

doi:10.1101/648758

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“…Frontal theta, generally associated with higher mental workload and planning (Cavanagh and Frank, 2014;Domic-Siede et al, 2019), was not modulated in any of the four groups, indicating that the game was not cognitively demanding. This is substantiated by the NASA-TLX findings-there were no significant differences in perceived effort or mental load between groups (D, ND and W, L).…”

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confidence: 84%

Brain Synchrony in Competition and Collaboration During Multiuser Neurofeedback-Based Gaming

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Putri

Ding

et al. 2021

Front. Neuroergonomics

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EEG hyperscanning during multiuser gaming offers opportunities to study brain characteristics of social interaction under various paradigms. In this study, we aimed to characterize neural signatures and phase-based functional connectivity patterns of gaming strategies during collaborative and competitive alpha neurofeedback games. Twenty pairs of participants with no close relationship took part in three sessions of collaborative or competitive multiuser neurofeedback (NF), with identical graphical user interface, using Relative Alpha (RA) power as a control signal. Collaborating dyads had to keep their RA within 5% of each other for the team to be awarded a point, while members of competitive dyads scored points if their RA was 10% above their opponent's. Interbrain synchrony existed only during gaming but not during baseline in either collaborative or competitive gaming. Spectral analysis and interbrain connectivity showed that in collaborative gaming, players with higher resting state alpha content were more active in regulating their RA to match those of their partner. Moreover, interconnectivity was the strongest between homologous brain structures of the dyad in theta and alpha bands, indicating a similar degree of planning and social exchange. Competitive gaming emphasized the difference between participants who were able to relax and, in this way, maintain RA, and those who had an unsuccessful approach. Analysis of interbrain connections shows engagement of frontal areas in losers, but not in winners, indicating the formers' attempt to mentalise and apply strategies that might be suitable for conventional gaming, but inappropriate for the alpha neurofeedback-based game. We show that in gaming based on multiplayer non-verbalized NF, the winning strategy is dependent on the rules of the game and on the behavior of the opponent. Mental strategies that characterize successful gaming in the physical world might not be adequate for NF-based gaming.

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Section: Power Spectrummentioning

confidence: 84%

Brain Synchrony in Competition and Collaboration During Multiuser Neurofeedback-Based Gaming

Luca

Putri

Ding

et al. 2021

Front. Neuroergonomics

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“…They would have an important role in cognitive processing, memory performance, and learning mechanisms. The theta front midline has been associated with good cognitive control during planning [ 14 , 15 ], and as an indicator of optimal attentional engagement during skilled putting performance [ 16 ].…”

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Brain Activity during Different Throwing Games: EEG Exploratory Study

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Rodríguez-Navarro

González-Calvo

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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The purpose of this study is to explore the differences in brain activity in various types of throwing games by making encephalographic records. Three conditions of throwing games were compared looking for significant differences (simple throwing, throwing to a goal, and simultaneous throwing with another player). After signal processing, power spectral densities were compared through variance analysis (p ≤ 0.001). Significant differences were found especially in high-beta oscillations (22–30 Hz). “Goal” and “Simultaneous” throwing conditions show significantly higher values than those shown for throws without opponent. This can be explained by the higher demand for motor control and the higher arousal in competition situations. On the other hand, the high-beta records of the “Goal” condition are significantly higher than those of the “Simultaneous” throwing, which could be understood from the association of the beta waves with decision-making processes. These results support the difference in brain activity during similar games. This has several implications: opening up a path to study the effects of each specific game on brain activity and calling into question the transfer of research findings on animal play to all types of human play.

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