MASSAGE THERAPY ATTENUATES RIGHT FRONTAL EEG ASYMMETRY IN ONE-MONTH-OLD INFANTS OF DEPRESSED MOTHERS

Authors
JONES NA FIELD T DAVALOS M
Citation
Na. Jones et al., MASSAGE THERAPY ATTENUATES RIGHT FRONTAL EEG ASYMMETRY IN ONE-MONTH-OLD INFANTS OF DEPRESSED MOTHERS, Infant behavior & development, 21(3), 1998, pp. 527-530
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Developmental
Journal title
Infant behavior & development → ACNP
ISSN journal
01636383
Volume
21
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
527 - 530
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-6383(1998)21:3<527:MTARFE>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Massage therapy attenuated right frontal EEG asymmetry in one-month-ol d infants of depressed mothers. Right frontal EEC asymmetry (a pattern associated with depression) decreased during and immediately followin g the massage session, indicating that massage therapy reduced EEG asy mmetry and might possibly reduce symptoms of depression.