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The Origins of Depression: Current Concepts and Approaches pp 235–252Cite as

Neurophysiologic Studies of Depression: State of the Art

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Part of the book series: Dahlem Workshop Reports Life Sciences Research Report ((DAHLEM LIFE,volume 26))

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This background paper reviews an area discussed in the group report whose overall goal was to review “Functional Indices of Biological Disturbances” (See Checkley, Rush et al., this volume). Since other areas covered by this report include neuroendocrine function in depression, chronobiology, and the functional anatomy of depression, these topics will not be covered in this paper. However, it should be clearly stated at the outset that many of the aspects of studies in neurophysiologic function (especially sleep and psychomotor function) are dependent on concepts of neuroendocrinology and chronobiology, as well as on interrelationships among sleep EEG, evoked potentials, and the functional anatomy of depression. Therefore, the major purpose of this document is to summarize briefly the current consensus in four areas (sleep EEG, psychomotor function, evoked potentials, and pain perception) and to raise a number of common and specific problems in these respective areas.

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Kupfer, D.J., Reynolds, C.F. (1983). Neurophysiologic Studies of Depression: State of the Art. In: Angst, J. (eds) The Origins of Depression: Current Concepts and Approaches. Dahlem Workshop Reports Life Sciences Research Report, vol 26. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69129-4_15

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