Brainwave spectrum analysis during paced breathing control: A pilot study

Abstract

Investigation of Electroencephalogram (EEG) has been made during the spontaneous breathing and paced breathing control (9 breaths/minute) conditions in eight young healthy college students (Male=4, Female=4). Their selected 5-minute EEG segments were transformed into 3 frequency bands (Delta Wave: 0.5-4Hz, Theta Wave: 4-8Hz and Alpha Wave: 8-13Hz). The power in each band were compared between two conditions. Our statistical tests show no significant differences between the two conditions in all three spectrums. This pilot study needs to be further analyzed to make a firm conclusion and a larger sample size is suggested.