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BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
卷 12, 期 9, 页码 -出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2721
关键词
EEG; EMG contamination; psychoses; spectral analysis
资金
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- Flinders Medical Centre Foundation
- Clinician's Special Purpose Fund of the Flinders Medical Centre
- Wellcome Trust, London, UK
This study compares the impact of different EMG pruning methods on EEG signals and finds that EMG contamination exceeds EEG signals as frequencies increase and distance from the central scalp area increases. Researchers should reevaluate conclusions from high-frequency EEG data and be aware of the limitations of current EEG de-contamination methods.
Objective In publications on the electroencephalographic (EEG) features of psychoses and other disorders, various methods are utilized to diminish electromyogram (EMG) contamination. The extent of residual EMG contamination using these methods has not been recognized. Here, we seek to emphasize the extent of residual EMG contamination of EEG. Methods We compared scalp electrical recordings after applying different EMG-pruning methods with recordings of EMG-free data from 6 fully paralyzed healthy subjects. We calculated the ratio of the power of pruned, normal scalp electrical recordings in the six subjects, to the power of unpruned recordings in the same subjects when paralyzed. We produced contamination graphs for different pruning methods. Results EMG contamination exceeds EEG signals progressively more as frequencies exceed 25 Hz and with distance from the vertex. In contrast, Laplacian signals are spared in central scalp areas, even to 100 Hz. Conclusion Given probable EMG contamination of EEG in psychiatric and other studies, few findings on beta- or gamma-frequency power can be relied upon. Based on the effectiveness of current methods of EEG de-contamination, investigators should be able to reanalyze recorded data, reevaluate conclusions from high-frequency EEG data, and be aware of limitations of the methods.
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