title: Cortical connectivity patterns during imagination of limb movements in normal subjects and in a spinal cord injured patient.
abstract: The problem of the definition and evaluation of brain connectivity has become a central one in neuroscience during the latest years, as a way to understand the organization and interaction of cortical areas during the execution of cognitive or motor tasks. In this paper we propose the use of the DTF method on cortical signals estimated from high resolution EEG recordings. An application of the proposed technique to the estimation of cortical connectivity pattern in normal subjects and in one spinal cord injured patient is also provided.
authors.affiliation: IRCCS, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Astolfi
authors.forename: Febo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cincotti
authors.forename: Donatella
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mattia
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mattiocco
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Vico Fallani
authors.forename: Maria Grazia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Marciani
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ursino
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zavaglia
authors.forename: Shangkai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Wu
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Babiloni
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods; D019054:Evoked Potentials, Motor; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D007866:Leg / Q000503:physiopathology; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009068:Movement; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*