Maximum entropy method for magnetoencephalography

Simulations show that the Maximum Entropy Method is a promising technique for image reconstruction in magnetoencephalography. An algorithm based on the work of Skilling and Bryan (Mon. Not. R. Astr. Soc., vol. 211, p. 111-24, 1984) and an appropriately modified expression for the "entropy" is shown to provide high-quality reconstructions of both isolated and dense distributions of neural current "dipoles" neglecting return currents. In particular the results are substantially superior to those obtained with the well-known Minimum Norm procedure.