Communications Biology (Mar 2021)

Neural silences can be localized rapidly using noninvasive scalp EEG

  • Alireza Chamanzar,
  • Marlene Behrmann,
  • Pulkit Grover

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01768-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Chamanzar et al. demonstrate that an algorithm, ‘SilenceMap’, results in rapid detection and localization of neural silences using just a few minutes of noninvasive scalp electroencephalography (EEG) recording. SilenceMap vastly outperformed existing algorithms in accuracy of localizing silences in human participants with circumscribed cortical resections, indicating its potential use for the monitoring of cortical function and health.