Title :
A Source Identification Problem for the Electrical Activity of Brain |During Hand Movement
Author :
Barba, P. Di ; Freschi, F. ; Mognaschi, M.E. ; Pichiecchio, A. ; Repetto, M. ; Savini, A. ; Vultaggio, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
fDate :
5/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A field source reconstruction of the dipoles modeling the activated area of the brain, while a subject performs the task of the voluntary motion of the hand, is solved. Experimental data resulting from fMRI are used for constraining the position of the equivalent dipole.
Keywords :
bioelectric potentials; biomedical MRI; electroencephalography; medical signal processing; neurophysiology; brain electrical activity; dipole field source reconstruction; equivalent dipole position; fMRI; hand movement; source identification problem; voluntary dipole motion; Benchmark testing; Brain modeling; Electric potential; Electrodes; Electroencephalography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Scalp; Brain modeling; inverse problems; optimization methods;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2010.2072912