Effects of Dark Chocolate Intake on Brain Electrical Oscillations in Healthy People
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Baseline EEG Recording
2.2. Experimental Maneuver
2.3. Statistical Mnalysis
3. Results
3.1. Acute Effect of Dark Chocolate Intake
3.2. Acute Effect of Low-Calorie Milk Intake
3.3. Subchronic Effect of Seven-Day Dark Chocolate Intake
3.4. Acute Effect on a Subchronic Effect of Dark Chocolate Intake
3.5. Modifications of Mean Frequency
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Leads | AP Delta | AP Theta | AP Alpha | AP Beta |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fp1-AVR | −1.566 | −1.906 * | 0.332 | 0.352 |
Fp2-AVR | −2.073 * | −1.409 | −0.122 | 0.042 |
F3-AVR | −2.795 * | −3.035 * | −0.349 | 0.128 |
F4-AVR | −2.905 * | −1.323 | −0.521 | 1.681 |
C3-AVR | −2.994 * | −2.108 * | 0.295 | 2.027 * |
C4-AVR | −1.378 | −2.196 * | −0.791 | 2.110 * |
P3-AVR | −2.172 * | −1.431 | 1.407 | 2.494 * |
P4-AVR | −2.776 * | −1.204 | 0.058 | 2.191 * |
O1-AVR | −2.680 * | −0.395 | 2.557 * | 3.356 * |
O2-AVR | −1.796 * | 0.318 | 2.061 * | 3.800 * |
F7-AVR | −1.499 | −1.809 * | −0.168 | −1.000 |
F8-AVR | −1.559 | −1.273 | −0.177 | 0.66 |
T3-AVR | −2.817 * | −1.967 * | 0.443 | −0.915 |
T4-AVR | −1.509 | −0.397 | 0.076 | 1.741 * |
T5-AVR | −3.213 * | −1.541 | 1.768 * | 1.381 |
T6-AVR | −0.878 | −1.222 | 2.134 * | 2.088 * |
FZ-AVR | −1.577 | −0.878 | 0.000 | 1.663 |
CZ-AVR | −2.354 * | −2.154 * | −0.595 | 2.528 * |
PZ-AVR | −2.607 * | −1.851 * | 0.312 | 2.493 * |
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Santiago-Rodríguez, E.; Estrada-Zaldívar, B.; Zaldívar-Uribe, E. Effects of Dark Chocolate Intake on Brain Electrical Oscillations in Healthy People. Foods 2018, 7, 187. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods7110187
Santiago-Rodríguez E, Estrada-Zaldívar B, Zaldívar-Uribe E. Effects of Dark Chocolate Intake on Brain Electrical Oscillations in Healthy People. Foods. 2018; 7(11):187. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods7110187
Chicago/Turabian StyleSantiago-Rodríguez, Efraín, Brenda Estrada-Zaldívar, and Elba Zaldívar-Uribe. 2018. "Effects of Dark Chocolate Intake on Brain Electrical Oscillations in Healthy People" Foods 7, no. 11: 187. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods7110187