title: Calculation of event-related coherence--a new method to study short-lasting coupling between brain areas.
abstract: This article deals with the estimation of event-related coherence (ERCoh) and its application to the planning and execution of self-paced index finger movement. ERCoh estimation complements the event-related desynchronization (ERD) measurements of rhythms within the alpha band. ERCoh yields information of the functional relationships between different brain areas as a function of time. The time resolution is 125 msec. Before movement onset a contralateral ERCoh increase was found between premotor and motor areas. This coherence increase was accompanied by an ERCoh decrease in parallel to the ERD over the contralateral centro-temporal areas. During movement, the ERD became bilaterally symmetrical. Simultaneously, interhemispheric coherence between contralateral and ipsilateral sensori-motor areas increased.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurophysiology, University of Vienna.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rappelsberger
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pfurtscheller
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Filz
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology*; D005385:Fingers / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors