Background：Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation （rTMS） and event-related potentials （ERPs） are a noninvasive technique that widely used in neurophysiological field.Although rTMS has shown clinical utility...Background：Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation （rTMS） and event-related potentials （ERPs） are a noninvasive technique that widely used in neurophysiological field.Although rTMS has shown clinical utility for a number of neurological conditions,Recently,there was little understanding of the the efficacy ofrYMS on Schizophrenia（SZ） and the change of ERP between before and after rTMS treatment.The objective of this study was to investigate the characteristics of N400,mismatch negativity （MMN）,and P300 before and after treatment with rTMS in SZ.Methods：One hundred and twenty-seven SZ patients hospitalized in Shanghai Mental Health Center from March 2015 to July 2017,divided into two groups （85 patients were recruited as rTMS group and 42 were recruited as sham rTMS [ShrTMS] group） and 76 normal controls （NCs） who were the staff and refresher staff in our hospital were recruited at the same time.A Chinese-made rTMS and a Runjie W J-1 ERPs instrument were used in the present experiment.N400 was elicited by congruent and noncongruent Chinese idioms.After rTMS treatment,N400,P300,and MMN characteristics were compared with those before treatment and NC group.Results：Compared with NC,the SZ patients exhibited delays in N400,P300,and MMN latency and decreased N400,P300,and MMN amplitudes in their frontal area （P 〈 0.05）.After 25 rTMS treatments,N400 amplitudes in the frontal area （elicited by idioms with same phonic and different shape and meaning and with different phonic,shape,and meaning） were increased in the SZ patients （P 〈 0.05）.However,there was no significant change in N400 before and after treatment with ShrTMS in SZ patients （P 〉 0.05）.Amplitudes for MMN and target P300 also increased in SZ patients after rTMS treatment （P 〈 0.05）.Conclusions：Based on our preliminary findings,we believe that the combined usage of N400,MMN,and P300 could be a valuable index and an electrophysiological reference in evaluating the effects ofrTMS treatment in SZ pat展开更多
The thermal entanglement in (1/2,1) mixed-spin Heisenberg XXZ model is investigated under an external nonuniform magnetic field. In the uniform magnetic field system,the critical magnetic field Bc and critical tempera...The thermal entanglement in (1/2,1) mixed-spin Heisenberg XXZ model is investigated under an external nonuniform magnetic field. In the uniform magnetic field system,the critical magnetic field Bc and critical temperature Tc are increased by increasing the anisotropic parameter k. The degree of magnetic field b plays an important role in improving the critical temperature and enlarging the region of entan-glement in the nonuniform magnetic field system.展开更多
In recent decades, event-related potentials have been used for the clinical electrophysiological assessment of patients with disorders of consciousness （DOCs）. In this paper, an oddball paradigm with two types of fr...In recent decades, event-related potentials have been used for the clinical electrophysiological assessment of patients with disorders of consciousness （DOCs）. In this paper, an oddball paradigm with two types of frequencydeviant stimulus （standard stimuli were pure tones of 1000 Hz; small deviant stimuli were pure tones of 1050 Hz; large deviant stimuli were pure tones of 1200 Hz） was applied to elicit mismatch negativity （MMN） in 30 patients with DOCs diagnosed using the JFK Coma Recovery Scale- Revised （CRS-R）. The results showed that the peak amplitudes of MMN elicited by both large and small deviant stimuli were significantly different from baseline. In terms of the spatial properties of MMN, a significant interaction effect between conditions （small and large deviant stimuli） and electrode nodes was centered at the frontocentral area. Furthermore, correlation coefficients were calculated between MMN amplitudes and CRS-R scores for each electrode among all participants to generate topographic maps. Meanwhile, a significant negative correlation between the MMN amplitudes elicited by large deviant stimuli and the CRS-R scores was also found at the frontocentral area. In consequence, our results combine the above spatial properties of MMN in patients with DOCs, and provide a more precise location （frontocentral area） at which to evaluate the correlation between clinical electrophysiological assessment and the level of consciousness.展开更多
The entanglement for a two-parameter class of states in a high-dimension (m n,n≥m≥3) bipartite quantum system is discussed.The negativity (N) and the relative entropy of entanglement (Er) are calculated,and the ana...The entanglement for a two-parameter class of states in a high-dimension (m n,n≥m≥3) bipartite quantum system is discussed.The negativity (N) and the relative entropy of entanglement (Er) are calculated,and the analytic expressions are obtained.Finally the relation between the negativity and the relative entropy of entanglement is discussed.The result demonstrates that all PPT states of the two-parameter class of states are separable,and all entangled states are NPT states.Different from the 2 ? n quantum system,the negativity for a two-parameter class of states in high dimension is not always greater than or equal to the relative entropy of entanglement.The more general relation expression is mN/2≥Er.展开更多
In this experiment, 97 patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome were divided into three groups （mild, moderate, severe） according to minimum oxygen saturation, and 35 healthy subjects were examined as...In this experiment, 97 patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome were divided into three groups （mild, moderate, severe） according to minimum oxygen saturation, and 35 healthy subjects were examined as controls. Cognitive function was determined using the mismatch negativity paradigm and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. The results revealed that as the disease worsened, the mismatch negativity latency was gradually extended, and the amplitude gradually declined in patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome. Importantly, mismatch negativity latency in severe patients with a persistent time of minimum oxygen saturation 〈 60 seconds was significantly shorter than that with a persistent time of minimum oxygen saturation 〉 60 seconds. Correlation analysis revealed a negative correlation between minimum oxygen saturation latency and Montreal Cognitive Assessment scores. These findings indicate that intermittent night-time hypoxemia affects mismatch negativity waveforms and Montrea Cognitive Assessment scores. As indicators for detecting the cognitive functional status of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome patients, the sensitivity of mismatch negativity is 82.93%, the specificity is 73.33%, the accuracy rate is 81.52%, the positive predictive value is 85.00%, the negative predictive value is 70.21%, the positive likelihood ratio is 3, and the negative likelihood ratio is 0.23. These results indicate that mismatch negativity can be used as an effective tool for diagnosis of cognitive dysfunction in obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome patients.展开更多
We investigated the quantum entanglement in spin-1 Heisenberg XY chain for two-spin-qutrit and multi-particle systems. As a measure of the entanglement, the negativity of this state was analyzed as a function of the t...We investigated the quantum entanglement in spin-1 Heisenberg XY chain for two-spin-qutrit and multi-particle systems. As a measure of the entanglement, the negativity of this state was analyzed as a function of the temperature and the magnetic field. We gave some numerical results and discussed them in detail. We found that the negativity increases monotonously with the coupling constants |J1| and |J2|, and it showed a symmetry with respect to the point of J1=0 and J2=0. In addition to the above features, there is evidence that the critical temperature is independent of the length of the chain.展开更多
BACKGROUND： Study results of event-refated potential in obsessive compulsive disorder （OCD） remain controversial, potentially as a result of different instruments utilized and their differing technical characterist...BACKGROUND： Study results of event-refated potential in obsessive compulsive disorder （OCD） remain controversial, potentially as a result of different instruments utilized and their differing technical characteristics. OBJECTIVE： To investigate the differences in several common event-related potentials, Le. contingent negative variations, P300, and mismatch negativity （MMN）, in OCD patients, depression patients, generalized anxiety disorder （GAD） patients, and healthy controls. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING： A case-control study was performed in the Department of Electrophysiology, Shanghai Mental Health Center from May 2002 to December 2005. PARTICIPANTS： A total of 38 OCD patients, 20 depression patients, and 18 GAD patients, who were diagnosed according to the criteria of Chinese Classification of Mental Disorders （Version 3）, formulated by the Chinese Psychiatry Association, were selected from the Outpatient Department of Shanghai Mental Health Center. Patients with two or more the above diseases were excluded. In addition, 28 healthy people, gender and age matched, were selected as controls. METHODS： Contingent negative variations, P300, and MMN were recorded by a Nicolet Spirit Instrument. All electrodes were attached at Cz according to the Intemationa11020 system, with the mastoid leads as reference and Fpz as ground. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES： Amplitude and latency of contingent negative variations, P300, and MMN. RESULTS： The contingent negative variations, P300, and MMN were different （P 〈 0.01）. OCD patients showed an increased MI amplitude compared with controls, depression, and GAD patients （P 〈 0.01）. Target P300 amplitudes were significantly lower in OCD, depression, and GAD patients compared with controls （P 〈 0.01）. Moreover, N2 latency and latency of MMN were prolonged in OCD and depression groups compared with controls （P 〈 0.05）. CONCLUSION： Event-related potentials were different in depression, GAD, and OCD patients and healthy controls. In parti展开更多
We numerically investigate the thermal entanglements of spins （1/2, 1） and spins （1/2, 1/2） in the three-mixed （1/2, 1, 1/2） anisotropic Heisenberg XXZ spin system on a simple triangular cell under an inhomogene...We numerically investigate the thermal entanglements of spins （1/2, 1） and spins （1/2, 1/2） in the three-mixed （1/2, 1, 1/2） anisotropic Heisenberg XXZ spin system on a simple triangular cell under an inhomogeneous magnetic field. We show that the external magnetic field induces strong plateau formation in the pairwise thermal entanglement for fixed parame-ters of the Hamiltonian in the cases of ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interactions. We also .observe an unexpected critical point at finite temperature in the thermal entanglement of spins （1/2, 1） for the antiferromagnetic case, while the entanglement of spins （1/2, 1） in the ferromagnetic case and the entanglement of spins （1/2, 1/2） in both ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic cases almost decay exponentially to zero with increasing temperature. The critical point in the en-tanglement of spins （1/2, 1） in the antiferromagnetic case may be a signature of the quantum phase transition at finite temperature.展开更多
Automatically allocation of more attention to negative stimuli is called emotional negativity bias.An event-related potentials(ERPs) experiment investigated whether or not this bias was altered by positive mood arousa...Automatically allocation of more attention to negative stimuli is called emotional negativity bias.An event-related potentials(ERPs) experiment investigated whether or not this bias was altered by positive mood arousal.The results suggested that the attention bias towards negative stimuli was attenuated when positive information was accessible.展开更多
Quantum correlations that surpass entanglement are of great importance in the realms of quantum information processing and quantum computation.Essentially,for quantum systems prepared in pure states,it is difficult to...Quantum correlations that surpass entanglement are of great importance in the realms of quantum information processing and quantum computation.Essentially,for quantum systems prepared in pure states,it is difficult to differentiate between quantum entanglement and quantum correlation.Nonetheless,this indistinguishability is no longer holds for mixed states.To contribute to a better understanding of this differentiation,we have explored a simple model for both generating and measuring these quantum correlations.Our study concerns two macroscopic mechanical resonators placed in separate Fabry–Pérot cavities,coupled through the photon hopping process.this system offers a comprehensively way to investigate and quantify quantum correlations beyond entanglement between these mechanical modes.The key ingredient in analyzing quantum correlation in this system is the global covariance matrix.It forms the basis for computing two essential metrics:the logarithmic negativity(E_(N)^(m))and the Gaussian interferometric power(P_(G)^(m)).These metrics provide the tools to measure the degree of quantum entanglement and quantum correlations,respectively.Our study reveals that the Gaussian interferometric power(P_(G)^(m))proves to be a more suitable metric for characterizing quantum correlations among the mechanical modes in an optomechanical quantum system,particularly in scenarios featuring resilient photon hopping.展开更多
We investigate nonclassical correlations via negativity,local quantum uncertainty(LQU)and local quantum Fisher information(LQFI)for two-dimensional graphene lattices.The explicitly analytical expressions for negativit...We investigate nonclassical correlations via negativity,local quantum uncertainty(LQU)and local quantum Fisher information(LQFI)for two-dimensional graphene lattices.The explicitly analytical expressions for negativity,LQU and LQFI are given.The close forms of LQU and LQFI confirm the inequality between the quantum Fisher information and skew information,where the LQFI is always greater than or equal to the LQU,and both show very similar behavior with different amplitudes.Moreover,the effects of the different system parameters on the quantified quantum correlation are analyzed.The LQFI reveals more nonclassical correlations than LQU in a two-dimensional graphene lattice system.展开更多
基金This study was supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 81471357）.
文摘Background：Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation （rTMS） and event-related potentials （ERPs） are a noninvasive technique that widely used in neurophysiological field.Although rTMS has shown clinical utility for a number of neurological conditions,Recently,there was little understanding of the the efficacy ofrYMS on Schizophrenia（SZ） and the change of ERP between before and after rTMS treatment.The objective of this study was to investigate the characteristics of N400,mismatch negativity （MMN）,and P300 before and after treatment with rTMS in SZ.Methods：One hundred and twenty-seven SZ patients hospitalized in Shanghai Mental Health Center from March 2015 to July 2017,divided into two groups （85 patients were recruited as rTMS group and 42 were recruited as sham rTMS [ShrTMS] group） and 76 normal controls （NCs） who were the staff and refresher staff in our hospital were recruited at the same time.A Chinese-made rTMS and a Runjie W J-1 ERPs instrument were used in the present experiment.N400 was elicited by congruent and noncongruent Chinese idioms.After rTMS treatment,N400,P300,and MMN characteristics were compared with those before treatment and NC group.Results：Compared with NC,the SZ patients exhibited delays in N400,P300,and MMN latency and decreased N400,P300,and MMN amplitudes in their frontal area （P 〈 0.05）.After 25 rTMS treatments,N400 amplitudes in the frontal area （elicited by idioms with same phonic and different shape and meaning and with different phonic,shape,and meaning） were increased in the SZ patients （P 〈 0.05）.However,there was no significant change in N400 before and after treatment with ShrTMS in SZ patients （P 〉 0.05）.Amplitudes for MMN and target P300 also increased in SZ patients after rTMS treatment （P 〈 0.05）.Conclusions：Based on our preliminary findings,we believe that the combined usage of N400,MMN,and P300 could be a valuable index and an electrophysiological reference in evaluating the effects ofrTMS treatment in SZ pat
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 60607013)
文摘The thermal entanglement in (1/2,1) mixed-spin Heisenberg XXZ model is investigated under an external nonuniform magnetic field. In the uniform magnetic field system,the critical magnetic field Bc and critical temperature Tc are increased by increasing the anisotropic parameter k. The degree of magnetic field b plays an important role in improving the critical temperature and enlarging the region of entan-glement in the nonuniform magnetic field system.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81471742, 91748105)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [DUT16JJ(G)03] in Dalian University of Technology, China
文摘In recent decades, event-related potentials have been used for the clinical electrophysiological assessment of patients with disorders of consciousness （DOCs）. In this paper, an oddball paradigm with two types of frequencydeviant stimulus （standard stimuli were pure tones of 1000 Hz; small deviant stimuli were pure tones of 1050 Hz; large deviant stimuli were pure tones of 1200 Hz） was applied to elicit mismatch negativity （MMN） in 30 patients with DOCs diagnosed using the JFK Coma Recovery Scale- Revised （CRS-R）. The results showed that the peak amplitudes of MMN elicited by both large and small deviant stimuli were significantly different from baseline. In terms of the spatial properties of MMN, a significant interaction effect between conditions （small and large deviant stimuli） and electrode nodes was centered at the frontocentral area. Furthermore, correlation coefficients were calculated between MMN amplitudes and CRS-R scores for each electrode among all participants to generate topographic maps. Meanwhile, a significant negative correlation between the MMN amplitudes elicited by large deviant stimuli and the CRS-R scores was also found at the frontocentral area. In consequence, our results combine the above spatial properties of MMN in patients with DOCs, and provide a more precise location （frontocentral area） at which to evaluate the correlation between clinical electrophysiological assessment and the level of consciousness.
基金supported by the Project of Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Education Bureau,China (Grant No. 09KJB140010)the Project Prepared for National Natural Science Foundation of Xuzhou Normal University (Grant No. 08XLY03)+1 种基金the Science and Technology Foundation of Hubei Educational Bureau,China (Grant No. Q20082503)the Natural Science Foundation of Xuzhou Institute of Technology, China (Grand No. XKY2008210)
文摘The entanglement for a two-parameter class of states in a high-dimension (m n,n≥m≥3) bipartite quantum system is discussed.The negativity (N) and the relative entropy of entanglement (Er) are calculated,and the analytic expressions are obtained.Finally the relation between the negativity and the relative entropy of entanglement is discussed.The result demonstrates that all PPT states of the two-parameter class of states are separable,and all entangled states are NPT states.Different from the 2 ? n quantum system,the negativity for a two-parameter class of states in high dimension is not always greater than or equal to the relative entropy of entanglement.The more general relation expression is mN/2≥Er.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No. 30973309
文摘In this experiment, 97 patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome were divided into three groups （mild, moderate, severe） according to minimum oxygen saturation, and 35 healthy subjects were examined as controls. Cognitive function was determined using the mismatch negativity paradigm and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. The results revealed that as the disease worsened, the mismatch negativity latency was gradually extended, and the amplitude gradually declined in patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome. Importantly, mismatch negativity latency in severe patients with a persistent time of minimum oxygen saturation 〈 60 seconds was significantly shorter than that with a persistent time of minimum oxygen saturation 〉 60 seconds. Correlation analysis revealed a negative correlation between minimum oxygen saturation latency and Montreal Cognitive Assessment scores. These findings indicate that intermittent night-time hypoxemia affects mismatch negativity waveforms and Montrea Cognitive Assessment scores. As indicators for detecting the cognitive functional status of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome patients, the sensitivity of mismatch negativity is 82.93%, the specificity is 73.33%, the accuracy rate is 81.52%, the positive predictive value is 85.00%, the negative predictive value is 70.21%, the positive likelihood ratio is 3, and the negative likelihood ratio is 0.23. These results indicate that mismatch negativity can be used as an effective tool for diagnosis of cognitive dysfunction in obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome patients.
文摘We investigated the quantum entanglement in spin-1 Heisenberg XY chain for two-spin-qutrit and multi-particle systems. As a measure of the entanglement, the negativity of this state was analyzed as a function of the temperature and the magnetic field. We gave some numerical results and discussed them in detail. We found that the negativity increases monotonously with the coupling constants |J1| and |J2|, and it showed a symmetry with respect to the point of J1=0 and J2=0. In addition to the above features, there is evidence that the critical temperature is independent of the length of the chain.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30770772, 30971046the Foundation of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission, No. 09411968200 the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (973 program), No. S2009051026
文摘BACKGROUND： Study results of event-refated potential in obsessive compulsive disorder （OCD） remain controversial, potentially as a result of different instruments utilized and their differing technical characteristics. OBJECTIVE： To investigate the differences in several common event-related potentials, Le. contingent negative variations, P300, and mismatch negativity （MMN）, in OCD patients, depression patients, generalized anxiety disorder （GAD） patients, and healthy controls. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING： A case-control study was performed in the Department of Electrophysiology, Shanghai Mental Health Center from May 2002 to December 2005. PARTICIPANTS： A total of 38 OCD patients, 20 depression patients, and 18 GAD patients, who were diagnosed according to the criteria of Chinese Classification of Mental Disorders （Version 3）, formulated by the Chinese Psychiatry Association, were selected from the Outpatient Department of Shanghai Mental Health Center. Patients with two or more the above diseases were excluded. In addition, 28 healthy people, gender and age matched, were selected as controls. METHODS： Contingent negative variations, P300, and MMN were recorded by a Nicolet Spirit Instrument. All electrodes were attached at Cz according to the Intemationa11020 system, with the mastoid leads as reference and Fpz as ground. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES： Amplitude and latency of contingent negative variations, P300, and MMN. RESULTS： The contingent negative variations, P300, and MMN were different （P 〈 0.01）. OCD patients showed an increased MI amplitude compared with controls, depression, and GAD patients （P 〈 0.01）. Target P300 amplitudes were significantly lower in OCD, depression, and GAD patients compared with controls （P 〈 0.01）. Moreover, N2 latency and latency of MMN were prolonged in OCD and depression groups compared with controls （P 〈 0.05）. CONCLUSION： Event-related potentials were different in depression, GAD, and OCD patients and healthy controls. In parti
基金Project supported by˙Istanbul University(Grant Nos.19240 and 28432)
文摘We numerically investigate the thermal entanglements of spins （1/2, 1） and spins （1/2, 1/2） in the three-mixed （1/2, 1, 1/2） anisotropic Heisenberg XXZ spin system on a simple triangular cell under an inhomogeneous magnetic field. We show that the external magnetic field induces strong plateau formation in the pairwise thermal entanglement for fixed parame-ters of the Hamiltonian in the cases of ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interactions. We also .observe an unexpected critical point at finite temperature in the thermal entanglement of spins （1/2, 1） for the antiferromagnetic case, while the entanglement of spins （1/2, 1） in the ferromagnetic case and the entanglement of spins （1/2, 1/2） in both ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic cases almost decay exponentially to zero with increasing temperature. The critical point in the en-tanglement of spins （1/2, 1） in the antiferromagnetic case may be a signature of the quantum phase transition at finite temperature.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (30930031)National Key Technologies R&D Program (2009BAI77B01)+2 种基金Ministry of Education (PCSIRT,IRT0710)National High-Tech Research and Development Program of China (2008AA021204)Key Laboratory of Mental Health,Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘Automatically allocation of more attention to negative stimuli is called emotional negativity bias.An event-related potentials(ERPs) experiment investigated whether or not this bias was altered by positive mood arousal.The results suggested that the attention bias towards negative stimuli was attenuated when positive information was accessible.
文摘Quantum correlations that surpass entanglement are of great importance in the realms of quantum information processing and quantum computation.Essentially,for quantum systems prepared in pure states,it is difficult to differentiate between quantum entanglement and quantum correlation.Nonetheless,this indistinguishability is no longer holds for mixed states.To contribute to a better understanding of this differentiation,we have explored a simple model for both generating and measuring these quantum correlations.Our study concerns two macroscopic mechanical resonators placed in separate Fabry–Pérot cavities,coupled through the photon hopping process.this system offers a comprehensively way to investigate and quantify quantum correlations beyond entanglement between these mechanical modes.The key ingredient in analyzing quantum correlation in this system is the global covariance matrix.It forms the basis for computing two essential metrics:the logarithmic negativity(E_(N)^(m))and the Gaussian interferometric power(P_(G)^(m)).These metrics provide the tools to measure the degree of quantum entanglement and quantum correlations,respectively.Our study reveals that the Gaussian interferometric power(P_(G)^(m))proves to be a more suitable metric for characterizing quantum correlations among the mechanical modes in an optomechanical quantum system,particularly in scenarios featuring resilient photon hopping.
文摘We investigate nonclassical correlations via negativity,local quantum uncertainty(LQU)and local quantum Fisher information(LQFI)for two-dimensional graphene lattices.The explicitly analytical expressions for negativity,LQU and LQFI are given.The close forms of LQU and LQFI confirm the inequality between the quantum Fisher information and skew information,where the LQFI is always greater than or equal to the LQU,and both show very similar behavior with different amplitudes.Moreover,the effects of the different system parameters on the quantified quantum correlation are analyzed.The LQFI reveals more nonclassical correlations than LQU in a two-dimensional graphene lattice system.
