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Hemicraniectomy: a new model for human electrophysiology with high spatio-temporal resolution.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19925193     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Human electrophysiological research is generally restricted to scalp EEG, magneto-encephalography, and intracranial electrophysiology. Here we examine a unique patient cohort that has undergone decompressive hemicraniectomy, a surgical procedure wherein a portion of the calvaria is removed for several months during which time the scalp overlies the brain without intervening bone. We quantify the differences in signals between electrodes over areas with no underlying skull and scalp EEG electrodes over the intact skull in the same subjects. Signals over the hemicraniectomy have enhanced amplitude and greater task-related power at higher frequencies (60-115 Hz) compared with signals over skull. We also provide evidence of a metric for trial-by-trial EMG/EEG coupling that is effective over the hemicraniectomy but not intact skull at frequencies >60 Hz. Taken together, these results provide evidence that the hemicraniectomy model provides a means for studying neural dynamics in humans with enhanced spatial and temporal resolution.
Authors:
Bradley Voytek; Lavi Secundo; Aurelie Bidet-Caulet; Donatella Scabini; Shirley I Stiver; Alisa D Gean; Geoffrey T Manley; Robert T Knight
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cognitive neuroscience     Volume:  22     ISSN:  1530-8898     ISO Abbreviation:  J Cogn Neurosci     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-16     Completed Date:  2010-11-10     Revised Date:  2011-11-01    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8910747     Medline TA:  J Cogn Neurosci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2491-502     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Helen Wills Neuroscience, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-3190, USA. bradley.voytek@gmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acoustic Stimulation / methods
Blinking / physiology
Brain Injuries / physiopathology,  surgery
Brain Mapping*
Cerebral Cortex / physiology*,  surgery
Decompressive Craniectomy / methods
Electroencephalography*
Electromyography / methods
Evoked Potentials, Auditory / physiology
Female
Fourier Analysis
Functional Laterality / physiology*
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods
Intracranial Pressure / physiology
Male
Movement / physiology
Scalp
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
5-T32-MH18882/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; NS050173/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; NS21135/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; NS21135-22S1/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01 NS021135-22/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01 NS021135-22S1/NS/NINDS NIH HHS

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