Neurophysiological evidence for cognitive and brain functional adaptation in adolescents living at high altitude
Richardson, Cassandra, Hogan, Alexandra M., Bucks, Romola S., Baya, Ana, Virues-Ortega, Javier, Holloway, John W., Rose-Zerilli, Matthew, Palmer, Lyle J., Webster, Rebecca J., Kirkham, Fenella J. and Baldeweg, Torsten (2011) Neurophysiological evidence for cognitive and brain functional adaptation in adolescents living at high altitude. Clinical Neurophysiology, 122, (9), 1726-1734. (doi:10.1016/j.clinph.2011.02.001) (PMID:21377415)
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OBJECTIVE: Neurophysiological methods were used to study the effects of high altitude living on brain functions in a subgroup of participants of the Bolivian Children Living at Altitude (BoCLA) project. METHODS: Electroencephalogram (EEG), event-related potentials (ERP) and cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) were recorded in two groups of adolescents (aged 13-16years), living either at sea-level or high altitude (∼3700m). RESULTS: Neuropsychological testing revealed no deficits in the high altitude group, despite significantly reduced blood oxygen saturation. In agreement, ERPs elicited by oddball target detection and choice reaction time tasks were not different between groups. In contrast, resting state EEG showed reductions in delta and beta frequency amplitudes in adolescents living at high altitude. The EEG attenuations were correlated with lower CBFV, and the EEG group differences diminished during task performance. CONCLUSIONS: No indication was found for negative sequelae of chronic hypoxia in adolescents born and living at an altitude of ∼3700m, rather evidence for successful neurophysiological adaptation was found under such conditions. SIGNIFICANCE: Dynamic regulation of metabolic demand is one adaptive mechanism that preserves cognitive development at high altitude.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSN: | 1388-2457 (print) 1872-8952 (electronic) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | altitude, eeg, erp, adolescence, cognition |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Q Science > QP Physiology R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Biological Sciences University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Medicine > Clinical Neurosciences University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Medicine > Human Genetics University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Medicine > Infection, Inflammation and Repair University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Psychology |
| ePrint ID: | 177941 |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/177941 |
| Deposited On: | 22 Mar 2011 15:35 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Aug 2011 14:56 |
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