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Oppermann H, Thelen A, Haueisen J. Single-trial EEG analysis reveals burst structure during photic driving. Clin Neurophysiol 2024; 159:66-74. [PMID: 38350295 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2024.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Photic driving in the human visual cortex evoked by intermittent photic stimulation is usually characterized in averaged data by an ongoing oscillation showing frequency entrainment and resonance phenomena during the course of stimulation. We challenge this view of an ongoing oscillation by analyzing unaveraged data. METHODS 64-channel EEGs were recorded during visual stimulation with light flashes at eight stimulation frequencies between 7.8 and 23 Hz for fourteen healthy volunteers. Time-frequency analyses were performed in averaged and unaveraged data. RESULTS While we find ongoing oscillations in the averaged data during intermittent photic stimulation, we find transient events (bursts) of activity in the unaveraged data. Both resonance and entrainment occur for the ongoing oscillations in the averaged data and the bursts in the unaveraged data. CONCLUSIONS We argue that the continuous oscillations in the averaged signal may be composed of brief, transient bursts in single trials. Our results can also explain previously observed amplitude fluctuations in averaged photic driving data. SIGNIFICANCE Single-trial analyses might consequently improve our understanding of resonance and entrainment phenomena in the brain.
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- Hannes Oppermann
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany.
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- eemagine Medical Imaging Solutions GmbH, Berlin, Germany.
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany; Department of Neurology, Biomagnetic Center, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany.
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Zulauf-Czaja A, Osuagwu B, Vuckovic A. Source-Based EEG Neurofeedback for Sustained Motor Imagery of a Single Leg. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:5601. [PMID: 37420769 DOI: 10.3390/s23125601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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The aim of the study was to test the feasibility of visual-neurofeedback-guided motor imagery (MI) of the dominant leg, based on source analysis with real-time sLORETA derived from 44 EEG channels. Ten able-bodied participants took part in two sessions: session 1 sustained MI without feedback and session 2 sustained MI of a single leg with neurofeedback. MI was performed in 20 s on and 20 s off intervals to mimic functional magnetic resonance imaging. Neurofeedback in the form of a cortical slice presenting the motor cortex was provided from a frequency band with the strongest activity during real movements. The sLORETA processing delay was 250 ms. Session 1 resulted in bilateral/contralateral activity in the 8-15 Hz band dominantly over the prefrontal cortex while session 2 resulted in ipsi/bilateral activity over the primary motor cortex, covering similar areas as during motor execution. Different frequency bands and spatial distributions in sessions with and without neurofeedback may reflect different motor strategies, most notably a larger proprioception in session 1 and operant conditioning in session 2. Single-leg MI might be used in the early phases of rehabilitation of stroke patients. Simpler visual feedback and motor cueing rather than sustained MI might further increase the intensity of cortical activation.
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- Anna Zulauf-Czaja
- Biomedical Engineering Research Division, School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- Biomedical Engineering Research Division, School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- Biomedical Engineering Research Division, School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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Fiedler P, Haueisen J, Alvarez AMC, Cheron G, Cuesta P, Maestú F, Funke M. Noise characteristics in spaceflight multichannel EEG. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0280822. [PMID: 36800392 PMCID: PMC9937484 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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The cognitive performance of the crew has a major impact on mission safety and success in space flight. Monitoring of cognitive performance during long-duration space flight therefore is of paramount importance and can be performed using compact state-of-the-art mobile EEG. However, signal quality of EEG may be compromised due to the vicinity to various electronic devices and constant movements. We compare noise characteristics between in-flight extraterrestrial microgravity and ground-level terrestrial electroencephalography (EEG) recordings. EEG data recordings from either aboard International Space Station (ISS) or on earth's surface, utilizing three EEG amplifiers and two electrode types, were compared. In-flight recordings showed noise level of an order of magnitude lower when compared to pre- and post-flight ground-level recordings with the same EEG system. Noise levels between ground-level recordings with actively shielded cables, and in-flight recordings without shielded cables, were similar. Furthermore, noise level characteristics of shielded ground-level EEG recordings, using wet and dry electrodes, and in-flight EEG recordings were similar. Actively shielded mobile dry EEG systems will support neuroscientific research and neurocognitive monitoring during spaceflight, especially during long-duration space missions.
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- Patrique Fiedler
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany,* E-mail:
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- McGovern Medical School, University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Helle L, Nenonen J, Larson E, Simola J, Parkkonen L, Taulu S. Extended Signal-Space Separation Method for Improved Interference Suppression in MEG. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2021; 68:2211-2221. [PMID: 33232223 PMCID: PMC8513798 DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2020.3040373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Objective: Magnetoencephalography (MEG) signals typically reflect a mixture of neuromagnetic fields, subject-related artifacts, external interference and sensor noise. Even inside a magnetically shielded room, external interference can be significantly stronger than brain signals. Methods such as signal-space projection (SSP) and signal-space separation (SSS) have been developed to suppress this residual interference, but their performance might not be sufficient in cases of strong interference or when the sources of interference change over time. Methods: Here we suggest a new method, extended signal-space separation (eSSS), which combines a physical model of the magnetic fields (as in SSS) with a statistical description of the interference (as in SSP). We demonstrate the performance of this method via simulations and experimental MEG data. Results: The eSSS method clearly outperforms SSS and SSP in interference suppression regardless of the extent of a priori information available on the interference sources. We also show that the method does not cause location or amplitude bias in dipole modeling. Conclusion: Our eSSS method provides better data quality than SSP or SSS and can be readily combined with other SSS-based methods, such as spatiotemporal SSS or head movement compensation. Thus, eSSS extends and complements the interference suppression techniques currently available for MEG. Significance: Due to its ability to suppress external interference to the level of sensor noise, eSSS can facilitate single-trial data analysis, exemplified in automated analysis of epileptic data. Such an enhanced suppression is especially important in environments with large interference fields.
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Khosropanah P, Ho ETW, Lim KS, Fong SL, Thuy Le MA, Narayanan V. EEG Source Imaging (ESI) utility in clinical practice. BIOMED ENG-BIOMED TE 2020; 65:/j/bmte.ahead-of-print/bmt-2019-0128/bmt-2019-0128.xml. [PMID: 32623371 DOI: 10.1515/bmt-2019-0128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Epilepsy surgery is an important treatment modality for medically refractory focal epilepsy. The outcome of surgery usually depends on the localization accuracy of the epileptogenic zone (EZ) during pre-surgical evaluation. Good localization can be achieved with various electrophysiological and neuroimaging approaches. However, each approach has its own merits and limitations. Electroencephalography (EEG) Source Imaging (ESI) is an emerging model-based computational technique to localize cortical sources of electrical activity within the brain volume, three-dimensionally. ESI based pre-surgical evaluation gives an overall clinical yield of 73-91%, depending on choice of head model, inverse solution and EEG electrode density. It is a cost effective, non-invasive method which provides valuable additional information in presurgical evaluation due to its high localizing value specifically in MRI-negative cases, extra or basal temporal lobe epilepsy, multifocal lesions such as tuberous sclerosis or cases with multiple hypotheses. Unfortunately, less than 1% of surgical centers in developing countries use this method as a part of pre-surgical evaluation. This review promotes ESI as a useful clinical tool especially for patients with lesion-negative MRI to determine EZ cost-effectively with high accuracy under the optimized conditions.
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- Pegah Khosropanah
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Center for Intelligent Signal & Imaging Research, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar, Malaysia
- Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar, Malaysia
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Okada Y, Khan S, Curran A, Ahtam B, Hämäläinen MS, Traub RD, Pearl PL. Epileptic Activity Intrinsically Generated in the Human Cerebellum. Ann Neurol 2020; 88:418-422. [PMID: 32421204 DOI: 10.1002/ana.25779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2020] [Revised: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Neoplastic or dysplastic neuronal tissue in the brain stem and cerebellum can become epileptogenic in pediatric patients. However, it is unknown whether such tissue may transform intrinsic properties of the human cerebellum, making it capable of generating epileptic population activity. We noninvasively detected epileptiform signals unaveraged in a pediatric patient with epilepsy due to a tumor in the middle cerebellar peduncle. Analysis of generators of the signals revealed that the cerebellum ipsilateral and contralateral to the tumor was the dominant interictal spike generator and could initiate ictal activity, suggesting that human cerebellum may become capable of intrinsically generating epileptic activity. ANN NEUROL 2020;88:418-422.
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- Yoshio Okada
- Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- AI Foundations, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
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- Division of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Magnetic Source Imaging and Infant MEG: Current Trends and Technical Advances. Brain Sci 2019; 9:brainsci9080181. [PMID: 31357668 PMCID: PMC6721320 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci9080181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2019] [Revised: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is known for its temporal precision and good spatial resolution in cognitive brain research. Nonetheless, it is still rarely used in developmental research, and its role in developmental cognitive neuroscience is not adequately addressed. The current review focuses on the source analysis of MEG measurement and its potential to answer critical questions on neural activation origins and patterns underlying infants’ early cognitive experience. The advantages of MEG source localization are discussed in comparison with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), two leading imaging tools for studying cognition across age. Challenges of the current MEG experimental protocols are highlighted, including measurement and data processing, which could potentially be resolved by developing and improving both software and hardware. A selection of infant MEG research in auditory, speech, vision, motor, sleep, cross-modality, and clinical application is then summarized and discussed with a focus on the source localization analyses. Based on the literature review and the advancements of the infant MEG systems and source analysis software, typical practices of infant MEG data collection and analysis are summarized as the basis for future developmental cognitive research.
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Sun L, Okada Y. Vibrotactile piezoelectric stimulation system with precise and versatile timing control for somatosensory research. J Neurosci Methods 2019; 317:29-36. [PMID: 30738105 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2019.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Revised: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tactile stimulations systems are useful for studying the somatosensory system in children because they are innocuous and safe. Stimulators based on piezoelectric actuator are useful, but there is still a need for such systems capable of providing accurate and versatile control of timing and pattern of activation. NEW METHOD We have implemented a vibrotactile stimulating system useful for behavioral and electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetoencephalography (MEG) research. Our design goal was to create a system capable of providing up to five independently controlled mechanical stimulations with precise timing. We developed a Graphic User Interface (GUI) in LabVIEW, which controls a commercially available piezoelectric braille stimulator using an Arduino based controller. We made a customized braille stimulator based on the Metec Braille device. RESULTS Our system can control up to five tactile stimulators with independent timing control and negligible errors. Although it can be directly used for behavioral and EEG research, the piezoelectric stimulators in our system generate stimulus artifacts that interfere with MEG recordings. A moving averaging subtraction algorithm we developed can remove the artifact. The stimulator can be used to measure somatic evoked magnetic fields from the somatosensory cortex of a child without the artifact. COMPARISON TO EXISTING METHODS Our system provides an accurate independent control of one or more piezoelectric actuators using a GUI-based easy-to-control programming approach based on recent advances in embedded systems and software. Versatility and precise stimulation timing distinguish our system compared to existing somatic stimulators. CONCLUSIONS Our system may be useful for somatic research.
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- Limin Sun
- Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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- Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Sun L, Hämäläinen MS, Okada Y. Noise cancellation for a whole-head magnetometer-based MEG system in hospital environment. Biomed Phys Eng Express 2018; 4. [PMID: 30174830 DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/aad627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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We describe a strategy of removing magnetic field interference for a whole-head pediatric magnetoencephalography (MEG) system ("babyMEG") installed in a hospital. The 375-channel sensor array of babyMEG consists entirely of magnetometers in two layers to maximize the sensitivity for detecting MEG signals from infants, toddlers, and young children. It is equipped with a continuously operating closed-cycle helium recycler to reduce the operating costs. These two features pose special challenges for noise cancellation. Our strategy uses a combination of several methods. The system is installed in a light-weight, magnetically shielded room (MSR) equipped with an active external shielding. In addition we employ two software-based techniques - a signal space projection (SSP) technique and a synthetic gradiometer (SG) method - for removing the environmental magnetic noise in real time and displaying the output online. The shielding effects are: passive shielding - 36 dB, active shielding - 12 dB, SSP - 40 dB and SG - 40 dB, for a combined maximum shielding of about 90 dB at 0.1 Hz. We evaluated the performance of the babyMEG after applying the noise cancellation techniques. The dipole localization errors were <3 mm after averaging 50 epochs with empty room noise in a simulation study for dipoles >10 nAm, which is in the low range of empirically observed dipole moments. In a phantom study with realistic environmental noise, we could clearly recover an evoked cortical magnetic field produced by a 20 nAm dipole after averaging 50 epochs. The localization error was ~6 mm after averaging 20 epochs. In infants, we could clearly detect a somatic evoked field after averaging ~20 responses. The unique two-layer sensor design combined with the SSP or SG provides effective noise suppression for a magnetometer-based pediatric MEG system in hospital environment with the closed-cycle helium recycler operating continuously during MEG measurements.
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- Limin Sun
- Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts 02129, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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