Magnetic auditory evoked fields: dipole orientation. 1981

J T Zimmerman, and M Reite, and J E Zimmerman

Magnetic auditory evoked fields (MAEFs) were recorded from the left hemisphere of 7 normal human subjects in response to 512 binaural click stimuli. The instrument was a figure-eight SQUID gradiometer that measured the transverse gradient of the field perpendicular to the scalp. Its response to a current dipole source inside the head was a cosine function of the angular orientation of the gradiometer about an axis perpendicular to the scalp. Measurements were made at various orientations from which were derived the orientation of the equivalent dipole source. Our findings suggest that when considering total magnetic energy, current dipoles in the vicinity of the transverse gyri of Heschl, whose primary orientation are approximately perpendicular to the sylvian fissure, appear to be the major contributors to the magnetic fields produced by click stimuli.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008280 Magnetics The study of MAGNETIC PHENOMENA. Magnetic
D005072 Evoked Potentials, Auditory The electric response evoked in the CEREBRAL CORTEX by ACOUSTIC STIMULATION or stimulation of the AUDITORY PATHWAYS. Auditory Evoked Potentials,Auditory Evoked Response,Auditory Evoked Potential,Auditory Evoked Responses,Evoked Potential, Auditory,Evoked Response, Auditory,Evoked Responses, Auditory,Potentials, Auditory Evoked
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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