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Multivariate Classification of First-Episode Schizophrenia Spectrum Psychosis using EEG Microstate Dynamics

2026-02-19 psychiatry and clinical psychology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundEEG microstates provide a window into rapid, large-scale brain network dynamics. Despite showing alterations in schizophrenia, evidence in first-episode schizophrenia spectrum psychosis (FESSP) is limited. We assessed whether microstate temporal and transition features could identify a multivariate signature of FESSP, and whether these dynamics can track symptom severity. MethodsResting-state EEG was analysed in 69 participants (FESSP n=41, mean age: 22.49 years; healthy controls n=28...

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