Altered neurophysiological responses during empathy for pain in insomnia: evidence from an EEG study in non-clinical samples.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aims to investigate the behavioral and neurophysiological changes accompanying the empathy for pain among individuals with insomnia in nonclinical samples, which has been scarcely explored in the existing literature despite the deleterious effects of sleep disturbance on social behavior, and interactions had been well-documented.

Methods

Twenty-one individuals with insomnia in nonclinical samples and 20 healthy individuals as normal controls participated in the study. Electroencephalograph (EEG) was continuously recorded, while the participants underwent an empathy for pain task.

Results

Subjective ratings of pain for painful and non-painful images revealed no statistically significant differences between the insomnia and control groups. The pain

SUBMITTER: Li S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10765821 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature