Year: 2014
Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics, Vol. 7 (2014), Iss. 4 : pp. 535–548
Abstract
This paper investigates the influence of alcohol on brain complexity. Considering electroencephalogram (EEG) has the nonlinear dynamics characteristic of time-varying and non-stationary, we introduced the Wavelet Entropy (WE) analysis. We denoise EEG signal by using wavelet decomposition, then calculated the wavelet entropy of the denoised signal and analyzed the nonlinear complexity of the signal. The results shows that the EEG wavelet entropy of drinkers' is markedly greater than the EEG wavelet entropy of normal people's. The EEG complexity of drinkers' is higher and the brain of drinkers' is in a more chaotic state. In the case of three kinds of external stimulus, we can get the change rule of the normal people's and alcoholics' EEG, and then analyze the WE and the effects of alcohol on the brain through a long duration of time. The long-time excessive drinking causes damages to the nerve cells, which means the human brain consciousness becomes poor, and response is slow.
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Journal Article Details
Publisher Name: Global Science Press
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3993/jfbi12201407
Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics, Vol. 7 (2014), Iss. 4 : pp. 535–548
Published online: 2014-01
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Copyright: COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press
Pages: 14
Keywords: EEG