Identification and Analysis of Reference-Independent Movement Event-Related Desynchronization.

Autor:	de Melo GC; Department of Cosmic Rays and Chronology, Universidade Estadual de Campinas Instituto de Fisica Gleb Wataghin, R. Sérgio Buarque de Holanda, 777, Campinas, SP, 13083-859, BRAZIL., Castellano G; Department of Cosmic Rays and Chronology, Universidade Estadual de Campinas Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin, R. Sérgio Buarque de Holanda, nº 777, Cidade Universitária, Campinas, SP, 13083-859, BRAZIL., Forner-Cordero A; Biomechatronics Laboratory Mechatronics Department, University of Sao Paulo, Av Prof Mello Moraes 2331, Cidade Universitaria, 05508-030 Sao Paulo-SP, Sao Paulo, 05508-900, BRAZIL.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Biomedical physics & engineering express [Biomed Phys Eng Express] 2024 Dec 20. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 20.
DOI:	10.1088/2057-1976/ada1dc
Abstrakt:	Characterization of the electroencephalography (EEG) signals related to motor activity, such as alpha- and beta-band motor event-related desynchronizations (ERDs), is essential for Brain Computer Interface (BCI) development. Determining the best electrode combination to detect the ERD is crucial for the success of the BCI. Considering that the EEG signals are bipolar, this involves the choice of the main and reference electrodes. So far, no strategy to guarantee signals free of the activity from the reference electrode has achieved consensus among the scientific community. Therefore, mapping the ERD in terms of the spatial distribution of the main and reference electrodes can provide additional perspectives for the BCI field. The goal of this work is to identify subject-specific channels where ERD is temporally coupled to the initiation of an upper-limb motor task. We defined a criterion to determine the presence of the ERD linked to the movement onset and searched, separately for each subject, for the single channel with the most prominent ERD. The search was conducted over all available channels composed by a pair of electrodes, and the selected signals were analyzed according to their temporal and spatial characteristics. We found that alpha- and beta-band ERD temporarily linked to movement onset can be detected in atypical channels (pairs of electrodes) across the scalp. The selected channels were different across subjects. Four ERD temporal patterns were observed in terms of the initiation instant of the ERD. These patterns revealed that the M1 cortex seems to be related to later ERDs. Moreover, they were also associated to different cortical processes related to the motor task. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time these findings are reported. Aiming at BCI development, further experiments with more subjects and with motor-imagery tasks are desirable for more robustness and applicability of these findings. (© 2024 IOP Publishing Ltd. All rights, including for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies, are reserved.)
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