Quantitative EEG in studies on verbal language in cognitive disorders: a systematic review
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https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-460X202440366182Keywords:
Quantitative EEG. Brain. Linguistics. Verbal language. Cognitive disorders.Abstract
The use of quantitative electroencephalogram (EEG) has served the purpose of understanding the functioning of the brain during linguistic tasks. There are studies discussing the role of frequencies on brain activity in cases of cognitive disorders resulting in linguistic impairment. The aim of this study is to centralize and consolidate research discussing and detailing the presence and function of frequencies in brain functioning, using quantitative EEG, analyzing them during tasks applied to patients presenting some type of cognitive disorder related to linguistic impairments. The method is a systematic review, with the search, classification, and analysis of published research up to August 2023, conducted in two databases (PubMed and Scopus). The overall results, from 11 selected publications (2006 to 2020), describe the frontal and parietal regions of the left hemisphere as most relevant for linguistic competence, where the most significant occurrence of delta and theta or significantly lower occurrence of beta and gamma, compared to control groups, are correlated with impairments in task performance and characteristic symptoms of the disorders studied.
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