title: A spatial power spectrum analysis of the electroencephalogram.
abstract: The method of spatial power-spectrum analysis has been applied to measurements of the distribution of rms alpha-band potential on the scalp. Data was recorded using the 31-Electrode System and spatial power-spectrum estimates (PSEs) were obtained from Mercator projections of the potential interpolated using the triangular method. PSEs were calculated using the Lim and Malik algorithm for maximum-entropy power-spectrum estimation. In order to investigate the utility of spatial power-spectrum analysis, PSEs were obtained from subjects in two conditions; resting with eyes closed (EC) and resting with eyes open and fixed on a single point (EO). A stepwise discriminant analysis was performed with features from the PSEs and the resultant discriminant function was applied to data not considered in the formulation of the function. Over 92% of test data was correctly classified. The features used in the discriminant function identify spatial waves which are most useful in separating data. The results demonstrate that waves oriented along front-back and right-left lines are most important in separating data into EC and EO groups.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Applied Sciences in Medicine, Alberta Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Paranjape
authors.forename: Z J
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Koles
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lind
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D001931:Brain Mapping; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male