XXXX attenuates a negative electroencephalographic response to an aversive stimulus for newborns.

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Reports that sweet taste calms crying in newborns and is analgesic against the @entity158 caused by a heel lance served as the basis for this study. Electroencephalographic (EEG) activity, heart rate activity, and @entity1 ' @entity146 were recorded before and after a noninvasive, but noxious, heelstroke (procedure from the Brazelton Neonatal Behavior Assessment Scale). In a randomized and controlled trial, 34 newborns were administered 2 mL of water or @entity969 solution before the heelstroke. Frontal EEG asymmetry scores were computed, and power in the 3 to 6 Hz frequency band was analyzed. @entity1 who received water showed increased relative right frontal EEG activation from baseline to the post-heelstroke phase, a pattern that typifies negative affect. The EEG of @entity1 in the @entity969 group did not change. Heart rate increased rapidly in both groups during the heelstroke phase. However, after the heelstroke, the heart rate of @entity1 who received @entity969 returned to baseline, whereas the heart rate of @entity1 who tasted water remained elevated. During the heelstroke, the @entity1 in the water group cried and grimaced twice as long as the @entity1 in the @entity969 group. These findings add to the growing literature showing that @entity969 attenuates newborns' negative response to aversive or noxious stimuli.
