Computer assisted analysis of relations between single-unit activity and spontaneous EEG. 1984

G Kostopoulos, and J Gotman

Two mutually complementary computer methods are described which can be used for the study of unit-EEG relationships during spontaneous EEG waves. The first one consists of using the unit activity to trigger the averaging of sections of EEG preceding and following each unit; the same unit activity is used for building a histogram of unit firing from another cell. Sections of data subjected to this analysis need not be continuous; they may be chosen interactively on the computer terminal, thus allowing to analyze intermittent phenomena. The second method consists of using a particular point of an EEG wave to trigger EEG averages from other channels as well as unit histograms. Here again the waves are chosen interactively. The unit-triggered EEG averages are more objective and less time consuming. However, they do not describe accurately the characteristics of the individual wave to which a unit firing is associated and also they give no information about inhibitory phenomena. Both these drawbacks are corrected by the wave-triggered unit histograms where the experimenter interactively selects and stores for analysis EEG waves with the appropriate characteristics. Several examples are given from the utilization of these programs in neurophysiological and neuropharmacological experiments, with special emphasis on generalized epilepsy.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009474 Neurons The basic cellular units of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the NERVOUS SYSTEM. Nerve Cells,Cell, Nerve,Cells, Nerve,Nerve Cell,Neuron
D001921 Brain The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM. Encephalon
D002415 Cats The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801) Felis catus,Felis domesticus,Domestic Cats,Felis domestica,Felis sylvestris catus,Cat,Cat, Domestic,Cats, Domestic,Domestic Cat
D002540 Cerebral Cortex The thin layer of GRAY MATTER on the surface of the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES that develops from the TELENCEPHALON and folds into gyri and sulci. It reaches its highest development in humans and is responsible for intellectual faculties and higher mental functions. Allocortex,Archipallium,Cortex Cerebri,Cortical Plate,Paleocortex,Periallocortex,Allocortices,Archipalliums,Cerebral Cortices,Cortex Cerebrus,Cortex, Cerebral,Cortical Plates,Paleocortices,Periallocortices,Plate, Cortical
D003201 Computers Programmable electronic devices designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Calculators, Programmable,Computer Hardware,Computers, Digital,Hardware, Computer,Calculator, Programmable,Computer,Computer, Digital,Digital Computer,Digital Computers,Programmable Calculator,Programmable Calculators
D003344 Cortical Synchronization EEG phase synchronization of the cortical brain region (CEREBRAL CORTEX). Cortical Desynchronization,Cortical Phase Desynchronization,Cortical Phase Synchronization,Cortical Desynchronizations,Cortical Phase Desynchronizations,Cortical Phase Synchronizations,Cortical Synchronizations,Desynchronization, Cortical,Desynchronizations, Cortical,Phase Desynchronization, Cortical,Phase Desynchronizations, Cortical,Phase Synchronization, Cortical,Phase Synchronizations, Cortical,Synchronization, Cortical,Synchronizations, Cortical
D004569 Electroencephalography Recording of electric currents developed in the brain by means of electrodes applied to the scalp, to the surface of the brain, or placed within the substance of the brain. EEG,Electroencephalogram,Electroencephalograms
D004827 Epilepsy A disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of paroxysmal brain dysfunction due to a sudden, disorderly, and excessive neuronal discharge. Epilepsy classification systems are generally based upon: (1) clinical features of the seizure episodes (e.g., motor seizure), (2) etiology (e.g., post-traumatic), (3) anatomic site of seizure origin (e.g., frontal lobe seizure), (4) tendency to spread to other structures in the brain, and (5) temporal patterns (e.g., nocturnal epilepsy). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p313) Aura,Awakening Epilepsy,Seizure Disorder,Epilepsy, Cryptogenic,Auras,Cryptogenic Epilepsies,Cryptogenic Epilepsy,Epilepsies,Epilepsies, Cryptogenic,Epilepsy, Awakening,Seizure Disorders
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012890 Sleep A readily reversible suspension of sensorimotor interaction with the environment, usually associated with recumbency and immobility. Sleep Habits,Sleeping Habit,Sleeping Habits,Habit, Sleep,Habit, Sleeping,Habits, Sleep,Habits, Sleeping,Sleep Habit

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