Reference : Altered patterns of heartbeat-evoked potentials in depersonalization/derealization di... |
Scientific journals : Article | |||
Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Neurosciences & behavior | |||
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/20113 | |||
Altered patterns of heartbeat-evoked potentials in depersonalization/derealization disorder: neurophysiological evidence for impaired cortical representation of bodily signals | |
English | |
Schulz, André ![]() | |
Köster, S. [] | |
Beutel, M. E. [] | |
Schächinger, H. [] | |
Vögele, Claus ![]() | |
Rost, Silke ![]() | |
Rauh, M. [] | |
Michal, M. [] | |
2015 | |
Psychosomatic Medicine | |
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | |
77 | |
5 | |
506-516 | |
Yes (verified by ORBilu) | |
International | |
0033-3174 | |
1534-7796 | |
[en] OBJECTIVE: Core features of depersonalization-/derealization disorder (DPD) are
emotional numbing and feelings of disembodiment. While there are several neurophysiological findings supporting subjective emotional numbing, the psychobiology of disembodiment remains unclear. METHODS: Heartbeat-evoked potentials (HEPs), which are considered psychophysiological indicators for the cortical representation of afferent signals originating from the cardiovascular system, were assessed in 23 patients with DPD and 24 healthy control individuals during rest and while performing a heartbeat perception task. RESULTS: Absolute HEP amplitudes did not differ between groups. Nevertheless, healthy individuals showed higher HEPs during the heartbeat perception task than during rest, while no such effect was found in DPD patients (p = .031). DPD patients had higher total levels of salivary alpha-amylase than healthy individuals (9626.6±8200.0 vs. 5344.3±3745.8 kUmin/l; p = .029), but there were no group differences in cardiovascular measures (heart rate: 76.2±10.1 vs. 74.3 ±7.5 bpm, p = .60; nLF HRV: .63±.15 vs. .56 ±.15 n.u., p = .099; LF/HF ratio: 249.3±242.7 vs. 164.8 ±108.8, p = .10), salivary cortisol (57.5±46.7 vs. 55.1±43.6 nmolmin/l, p = .86) or cortisone levels (593.2±260.3 vs. 543.8±257.1 nmolmin/l, p = .52). CONCLUSION: These results suggest altered cortical representation of afferent signals originating from the cardiovascular system in DPD patients, which may be associated with higher sympathetic tone. These findings may reflect difficulties of DPD patients to attend to their actual bodily experiences. | |
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/20113 |
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