Traditional analysis methods for single-trial classification of electro-encephalography (EEG) focus on two types of paradigms: phase-locked methods, in which the amplitude of the signal is used as the feature for classification, that is, event related potentials; and second-order methods, in which the feature of interest is the power of the signal, that is, event related (de)synchronization. Th...

There is widespread interest in the relationship between the neurobiological systems supporting human cognition and emerging computational systems capable of emulating these capacities. Human speech comprehension, poorly understood as a neurobiological process, is an important case in point. Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) systems with near-human levels of performance are now available, whic...

This paper presents a novel electro-encephalography (EEG) signal processing chain designed to classify two levels of mental fatigue that appears after having spent a long time on a tedious task. The decrease in vigilance associated with mental fatigue makes it a dangerous state for operators in charge of complex systems. The processing chain, inspired from active brain computer interface comput...

Electro encephalography (EEG) is one of the most reliable sources to detect sleep onset while driving. In this study, we have tried to demonstrate that sleepiness and alertness signals are separable with an appropriate margin by extracting suitable features. So, first of all, we have recorded EEG signals from 10 volunteers. They were obliged to avoid sleeping for about 20 hours before the test....

Combined magneto- and encephalography proves the sequential involvement of multiple cortical structures in pain processing. Bilateral activity in secondary somatosensory cortices reflects the sensory-discriminative component and is reduced in states of unconsciousness. Later activity in the posterior cingulum reflects the emotional-aversive component, which is blocked by narcoanalgesics.

MR-encephalography allows the observation of functional signal in the brain at a frequency of 10 Hz, permitting filtering of physiological "noise" and the detection of single event activations. High temporal resolution is achieved by the use of undersampled non-Cartesian trajectories, parallel imaging and regularized image reconstruction. MR-encephalography is based on 3D-encoding, allowing und...

Since the introduction by Dandy of the technique of ventriculography (1918) and encephalography (1919) their use has become an indispensable part of neurological investigations. No mention was made of their use in tuberculous meningitis until 1927 when Eckstein reported on the examination of 20 children suffering from this disease. He found varying degrees of hydrocephalus and presumed that thi...

background : hyperbaric and isobaric bupivacaine has been shown to reduce bispectral index (bis) during spinal anesthesia. the aim of this study was to compare the effect of isobaric bupivacaine and hyperbaric bupivacaine on the bis during cesarean section with spinal anesthesia. methods : in this double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial, 84 pregnant women with asa ( american society o...