Title :
Detrended fluctuation analysis of EEG in detecting cross-modal plasticity in brain for blind
Author :
Kalaivani, M. ; Ravindran, G.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Med. Electron., Anna Univ., Chennai, India
Abstract :
Cross-modality is the development of cross link between the modalities in the brain following sensory deprivation in the early stage. Cross modality analysis was previously done with fMRI, MEG and PET images for studying the changes in cerebral activities. Instead of these imaging techniques, this work involves in deriving self similarity parameter using detrended fluctuation analysis of EEG from blind and blind folded normal individuals. This paper presents a novel technique of nonlinear spectral analysis to extract the information from electro encephalograms of humans for the detection of cross- modality existence in blind subjects.
Keywords :
electroencephalography; spectral analysis; vision defects; EEG; blind folded normal individuals; blind subjects; brain; cross-modal plasticity; detrended fluctuation analysis; electro encephalograms; nonlinear spectral analysis; sensory deprivation; Adult; Algorithms; Blindness; Brain; Electrodes; Electroencephalography; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Magnetoencephalography; Models, Statistical; Neural Pathways; Positron-Emission Tomography; Time Factors; Visual Cortex;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3296-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5334638