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An attempt to localize brain electrical activity sources using EEG with limited number of electrodes

Majkowski A., Oskwarek Ł., Kołodziej M., Rak R. J.

Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering

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2016

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Vol. 36, no. 4

686--696

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A very interesting research goal is to find underlying sources generating the EEG signal–referred to as the ‘‘EEG inverse problem’’. Its aim is to determine spatial distribution of brain activity, described by local brain currents density, on the basis of potentials measured on the scalp as EEG signal. The purpose of the research presented in the article was to check whether the results of the inverse problem solution, obtained by the LORETA algorithm for the reduced set of 8 electrodes selected by the authors will be close to the results for the initial set of 32 electrodes. EEG signals were registered during the BCI operation based on ERD/ERS potentials. Obtained results showed no significant differences in the location of the most important sources in both cases. It is worth emphasizing that reducing the number of electrodes would have a significant impact on an BCI ergonomics.

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Zastosowanie zagadnienia odwrotnego EEG do oceny aktywności elektrycznej kory mózgowej na użytek interfejsu BCI

Oskwarek Ł.

Pomiary Automatyka Kontrola

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2014

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R. 60, nr 5

275--278

PL

Treścią artykułu jest ocena aktywności elektrycznej kory mózgowej w badaniach wykonywanych na potrzeby interfejsu mózg-komputer (BCI). Analiza ta może być przydatna do optymalizacji liczby i rozmieszczenia elektrod oraz wyboru cech najlepiej separujących określone klasy zadań myślowych. Wyniki rozwiązania zagadnienia odwrotnego EEG pokazują, że w tej mierze najbardziej predysponowane są centralne obszary kory (pod elektrodami: C3, C4 i Cz), w paśmie alfa (8-12 Hz).

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The subject of the paper is evaluation of the brain electrical activity associated with imagining some specific motor actions assigned to the specific classes in an asynchronous brain-computer interface (BCI) (Section 1, [1, 2, 3, 4]). These analyzes, called as inverse problems of EEG, can be useful to optimize the number and placement of electrodes and also to select the features which best separate the considered classes. Dedicated calculations were carried out using the algorithm sLORETA (Section 3, [7, 8, 9, 10]). Evaluation of brain activity in the time domain indicates the regular activation of the: frontal, temporal, occipital, and the central part of the cerebral cortex (Section 5, Fig. 5). However, the evaluation of activity in the frequency domain provides reliable information about the differences between the selected classes. The obtained results lead to the conclusion that in this matter the most important differences are observed in the central parts of the cortex, over which the electrodes: C3, C4 and Cz are located; in the alpha band, i.e. 8-12 Hz (Section 6, Fig. 6-8). Limitation of the analysis to 8 EEG time series confirms the correctness of the electrodes selection applied in the dedicated system g.tec, used in the Department of Information and Measuring Systems of the Warsaw University of Technology (Section 7, Fig. 9, [1, 2]). All the onclusions from performed calculations are consistent with the general neurobiological knowledge [5, 6].

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Wpływ redukcji liczby elektrod w systemie BCI na ocenę aktywności elektrycznej mózgu

Oskwarek Ł.

Pomiary Automatyka Kontrola

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2014

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R. 60, nr 9

718--721

PL

W artykule zaprezentowano wyniki analiz dotyczących aktywności elektrycznej mózgu ukierunkowanych na możliwość redukcji liczby elektrod w badaniu EEG wykonywanym na potrzeby asynchronicznego interfejsu mózg-komputer (BCI). Stosowne obliczenia potwierdzają zasadność wyboru zestawu 8 elektrod (tzn. F3, T7, C3, Cp1, C4, T8, F4 i Cz) w systemie BCI, wykorzystującym wyspecjalizowany wzmacniacz EEG firmy g.tec, skonstruowanym w IETiSIP Politechniki Warszawskiej.

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The subject of the paper is evaluation of the brain electrical activity associated with imagining some specific motor actions for the needs of asynchronous Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) [1-4]. These analysis, called EEG inverse problems, can be useful among others to optimize the number and placement of electrodes. Dedicated calculations were carried out using the algorithm sLORETA (Section 3) [5-13]. The basis of the BCI interface is the ability to detect differences between the considered classes of tasks. In the case of asynchronous interfaces, the evaluation of brain activity in the frequency domain provides much more conclusive information than the time-domain analysis. These indicate that, although the best conditions for synchronous neuronal activity are in the range of delta waves (up to 4 Hz), the biggest differences between the compared classes are apparent in the alpha band (8-12 Hz) in the central parts of the cortex (Section 5; pic. 2,3). Moreover, the performed calculations show no significant difference in the location of the brain activity sources for the results obtained using the set of 32 electrodes and after the fourfold reduction in the number of electrodes. Thus, they confirm the relevance of the set of 8 electrodes (i.e. F3, T7, C3, CP1, C4, T8, F4, and Cz) in the BCI system constructed and used in the Department of Information and Measuring Systems of the Warsaw University of Technology (Sections 6,7; Fig. 5; Tab. 2).