Complex spatio-temporal features in meg data

Magnetoencephalography (MEG) brain signals are studied usinga method for characterizing complex nonlinear dynamics. This approach usesthe value of $d_\infty$ (d-infinite) to characterize the system’s asymptotic chaoticbehavior. A novel procedure has been developed to extract this parameterfrom time...

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Main Authors: Francesca Sapuppo, Elena Umana, Mattia Frasca, Manuela La Rosa, David Shannahoff-Khalsa, Luigi Fortuna, Maide Bucolo
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Published: AIMS Press 2006-07-01
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author Francesca Sapuppo
Elena Umana
Mattia Frasca
Manuela La Rosa
David Shannahoff-Khalsa
Luigi Fortuna
Maide Bucolo
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description Magnetoencephalography (MEG) brain signals are studied usinga method for characterizing complex nonlinear dynamics. This approach usesthe value of $d_\infty$ (d-infinite) to characterize the system’s asymptotic chaoticbehavior. A novel procedure has been developed to extract this parameterfrom time series when the system’s structure and laws are unknown. The implementationof the algorithm was proven to be general and computationallyefficient. The information characterized by this parameter is furthermore independentand complementary to the signal power since it considers signalsnormalized with respect to their amplitude. The algorithm implemented hereis applied to whole-head 148 channel MEG data during two highly structuredyogic breathing meditation techniques. Results are presented for the spatiotemporaldistributions of the calculated $d_\infty$ on the MEG channels, and theyare compared for the different phases of the yogic protocol. The algorithm wasapplied to six MEG data sets recorded over a three-month period. This providesthe opportunity of verifying the consistency of unique spatio-temporalfeatures found in specific protocol phases and the chance to investigate thepotential long term effects of these yogic techniques. Differences among thespatio-temporal patterns related to each phase were found, and they wereindependent of the power spatio-temporal distributions that are based on conventionalanalysis. This approach also provides an opportunity to compareboth methods and possibly gain complementary information.
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spelling doaj-art-943be264b81e45fa971f06c0abdf00a72025-01-24T01:52:27ZengAIMS PressMathematical Biosciences and Engineering1551-00182006-07-013469771610.3934/mbe.2006.3.697Complex spatio-temporal features in meg dataFrancesca Sapuppo0Elena Umana1Mattia Frasca2Manuela La Rosa3David Shannahoff-Khalsa4Luigi Fortuna5Maide Bucolo6Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica e dei Sistemi, Universita degli Studi di Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 CataniaDipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica e dei Sistemi, Universita degli Studi di Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 CataniaDipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica e dei Sistemi, Universita degli Studi di Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 CataniaDipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica e dei Sistemi, Universita degli Studi di Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 CataniaDipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica e dei Sistemi, Universita degli Studi di Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 CataniaDipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica e dei Sistemi, Universita degli Studi di Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 CataniaDipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica e dei Sistemi, Universita degli Studi di Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 CataniaMagnetoencephalography (MEG) brain signals are studied usinga method for characterizing complex nonlinear dynamics. This approach usesthe value of $d_\infty$ (d-infinite) to characterize the system’s asymptotic chaoticbehavior. A novel procedure has been developed to extract this parameterfrom time series when the system’s structure and laws are unknown. The implementationof the algorithm was proven to be general and computationallyefficient. The information characterized by this parameter is furthermore independentand complementary to the signal power since it considers signalsnormalized with respect to their amplitude. The algorithm implemented hereis applied to whole-head 148 channel MEG data during two highly structuredyogic breathing meditation techniques. Results are presented for the spatiotemporaldistributions of the calculated $d_\infty$ on the MEG channels, and theyare compared for the different phases of the yogic protocol. The algorithm wasapplied to six MEG data sets recorded over a three-month period. This providesthe opportunity of verifying the consistency of unique spatio-temporalfeatures found in specific protocol phases and the chance to investigate thepotential long term effects of these yogic techniques. Differences among thespatio-temporal patterns related to each phase were found, and they wereindependent of the power spatio-temporal distributions that are based on conventionalanalysis. This approach also provides an opportunity to compareboth methods and possibly gain complementary information.https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2006.3.697complexityd-infinite (d∞).magnetoencephalography
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Complex spatio-temporal features in meg data
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complexity
d-infinite (d∞).
magnetoencephalography
title Complex spatio-temporal features in meg data
title_full Complex spatio-temporal features in meg data
title_fullStr Complex spatio-temporal features in meg data
title_full_unstemmed Complex spatio-temporal features in meg data
title_short Complex spatio-temporal features in meg data
title_sort complex spatio temporal features in meg data
topic complexity
d-infinite (d∞).
magnetoencephalography
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