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Advanced Neurology MNS in patients with anxiety and depressive symptoms

Figure 1. Experimental design: The baseline data were recorded immediately before the new series of tasks. The subject sat opposite the demonstrator.
The first observation task started immediately after baseline, and the subject observed the demonstrator clenching their hand. The subject then performed
the movement (execution) and imagined themselves performing the movement (imagination). The last task was a joint execution—the subject and
demonstrator had to clench their hands synchronously while watching each other.

A B

C D

Figure 2. Alpha 1 (A), alpha 2 (B), and beta1 (C) relative normalized power density (baseline = 0) in frontal, central, and occipital brain areas during mirror
tasks in patients and the control group. (D) Activation maps, created using the sLORETA separately for both the patient and control groups, were compared
in three bands during mirror tasks against the baseline. Higher activation corresponds to the brighter yellow areas.

desynchronization occurs. Notably, in the control group, performance of various active tasks separately in the patient
rhythm suppression in all four “mirror” tasks occurred and control groups. Because the MNS is activated during
strictly in the alpha2 range and only in the central regions, observation, imagination, and execution, we used data
as expected. from all four samples. In this way, we found the putative
sources of rhythm activity that worked simultaneously in
3.2. Data from sLORETA all four tasks compared to the baseline.

Using the sLORETA source localization method, we Activity distribution maps are shown in Figure 2D.
visualized maps of brain activation regions during the More activation corresponds to the brighter yellow areas.

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