MEG : An Introduction to Methods

Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is an exciting brain imaging technology that allows real-time tracking of neural activity, making it an invaluable tool for advancing our understanding of brain function. In this comprehensive introduction to MEG, Peter Hansen, Morten Kringelbach, and Riitta Salmelin have brought together the leading researchers to provide the basic tools for planning and executing MEG experiments, as well as analyzing and interpreting the resulting data. Chapters on the basics describe the fundamentals of MEG and its instrumentation, and provide guidelines for designing experiments and performing successful measurements. Chapters on data analysis present it in detail, from general concepts and assumptions to analysis of evoked responses and oscillatory background activity. Chapters on solutions propose potential solutions to the inverse problem using techniques such as minimum norm estimates, spatial filters and beamformers. Chapters on combinations elucidate how MEG can be used to complement other neuroimaging techniques. Chapters on applications provide practical examples of how to use MEG to study sensory processing and cognitive tasks, and how MEG can be used in a clinical setting. These chapters form a complete basic reference source for those interested in exploring or already using MEG that will hopefully inspire them to try to develop new, exciting approaches to designing and analyzing their own studies. This book will be a valuable resource for researchers from diverse fields, including neuroimaging, cognitive neuroscience, medical imaging, computer modelling, as well as for clinical practitioners. Electrophysiological basis of MEG signals / Fernando H. Lopes da Silva Instrumentation and data pre-processing / Lauri Parkkonen Measurements / Lauri Parkkonen and Riitta Salmelin Experimental design / Riitta Salmelin and Lauri Parkkonen The dowser in the fields : searching for MEG sources / Sylvain Baillet Multi-dipole modelling in MEG / Riitta Salmelin Estimating distributed representations of evoked responses and oscillatory brain activity / Ole Jensen and Christian Hesse Anatomically and functionally constrained minimum-norm estimates / Matti S. Hämäläinen, Fa-Hsuan Lin, and John C. Mosher Non-invasive functional tomographic connectivity analysis with magnetoencephalography / Joachim Gross ... [ et al.] Statistical inference in MEG distributed source imaging / Dimitrios Pantazis and Richard M. Leahy Combining neuroimaging techniques : the future / Jean-Baptiste Poline, Line Garnero, and Pierre-Jean Lahaye Somatosensory and motor function / Ryusuke Kakigi and Nina Forss MEG and reading : from perception to linguistic analysis / Riitta Salmelin The use of MEG in clinical settings / Jyrki P. Mäkelä Using magnetoencephalography to elucidate the principles of deep brain stimulation Morten l. Kringelbach ... [et al.].