Magnetoencephalographic signals predict movement trajectory in space
permalinkExperimental Brain Research - 2005-11-01Georgopoulos AP, Langheim F, Leuthold A, Merkle AN10.1007/s00221-005-0028-8
Brain-machine interface (BMI) efforts have been focused on using either invasive implanted electrodes or training-extensive conscious manipulation of brain rhythms to control prosthetic devices. Here we demonstrate an excellent prediction of movement trajectory by real-time Magnetoencephalography
. Ten human subjects copied a pentagon for 45 s using an X-Y joystick while Magnetoencephalography (MEG)
A noninvasive technique that detects magnetic fields above the surface of the head produced by postsynaptic potentials in the brain.MEG
signals were being recorded from 248 sensors. A linear summation of weighted contributions of the Magnetoencephalography (MEG)
A noninvasive technique that detects magnetic fields above the surface of the head produced by postsynaptic potentials in the brain.MEG
signals yielded a predicted movement trajectory of high congruence to the actual trajectory (median correlation coefficient: r = 0.91 and 0.97 for unsmoothed and smoothed predictions, respectively). This congruence was robust since it remained high in cross-validation analyses (based on the first half of data to predict the second half; median correlation coefficient: r = 0.76 and 0.85 for unsmoothed and smoothed predictions, respectively).