Women EEG mu-supression index

Here we try to answer the question if some social factors including self-reported psychological traits (anxiety, empathy level), availability of kids or age are interconnected with the activity of EEG mu-rhythm as a marker of MNS activity.
40 female participants ages 22 to 39 (26 have children, mean age 34 years; 14 have no children, mean age 28 years) took part in this study. Inclusion criteria: right-handedness, ages 21 to 40, up to 3 children, time elapsed since last birth at least 2 years, have not breastfed for more than a year (for women who have children), completed higher education, working at least 20 hours a week, married/living with a partner. Exclusion criteria: diagnosed depression, epilepsy, moderate and severe head injury, alcohol and drug addiction, neurological diseases, taking neuroleptic drugs during the last 6 months. All the participants had completed higher education, worked and lived in Moscow or the Moscow region and were interested in psychology or neuroscience.