title: Comparison of event related potentials (ERPs) distributions obtained with three reference systems: linked binaural, mean reference, extracephalic.
abstract: Event related potentials (ERPs) to auditory and visual oddball paradigms were recorded from 19 scalp derivations in 10 controls. Three different reference systems were used: the linked earlobes (LE), the computer calculated mean reference (MR), and a calibrated sterno-vertebral extracephalic reference (EC). The distribution of ERPs was represented on single plane maps (quadratic interpolation, 4-NN method). With LE reference N2, P3a-P3b had no polarity reverted counterparts on the scalp. With EC reference a negativity was recorded on T3-T4 (and partly T5-T5) derivations with the same latency as P3a-P3b vertex component. With MR the N2, P3a-P3b components at vertex were paralleled by polarity reverted counterparts on anterior frontal, temporal and occipital derivations.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Neurologica Università di Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Onofrj
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fulgente
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bazzano
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Colamartino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Malatesta
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferracci
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000328:Adult; D004431:Ear, External; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory / Q000502:physiology*; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000502:physiology; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000502:physiology; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D011930:Reaction Time; D012016:Reference Values; D012535:Scalp; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013131:Spine; D013249:Sternum; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000502:physiology