The End Of Knowledge - Vault 3 - G.TEC BCI & Neurotechnology Spring School 2024 - Day 9

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each trial. 14] Artifact --> Reject[Manual artifact rejection,
exclude bad trials. 15] MindBeagle --> Clean[Final averages cleaner
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Resume:

1.- Rupert demonstrates how to do offline analysis of event-related potentials (ERPs) using GBS Analyze MATLAB-based software.

2.- Rupert starts with a simple demo using test data included with GBS Analyze to demonstrate averaging and statistical analysis of ERPs.

3.- The test data has 8 EEG channels, 10 trials, and is already triggered, containing target and non-target trials from a visual paradigm.

4.- Rupert shows how to load the data, zoom in/out, scroll through trials, and visualize trial and channel attributes.

5.- In the Analyze > Average menu, options are available for baseline correction, computing separate averages for different trial classes, and statistical analysis.

6.- Rupert demonstrates plotting the average target and non-target ERPs for each channel, with significant differences between classes highlighted.

7.- Next, Rupert shows analysis of data from their new MindBeagle device, importing the data into GBS Analyze.

8.- MindBeagle data is stored unfiltered to preserve information. Rupert shows how to bandpass filter the EEG channels from 0.5-30 Hz.

9.- A notch filter at 50 Hz (Europe) or 60 Hz (US) is used to remove powerline interference. Channels are excluded as needed.

10.- Scaling is adjusted to visualize the EEG signals. A geometry file specifying 3D positions of electrodes can be loaded for topographic plotting.

11.- Triggering is performed to cut the continuous EEG into segments (trials) based on stimulus events, using markers (software triggers).

12.- Target and non-target triggers are defined, specifying a 100 ms pre-stimulus baseline and 700 ms post-stimulus, resulting in 270 trials.

13.- Averaging is performed again, revealing some artifacts in certain channels/trials that require correction.

14.- One quick option to handle artifacts is applying a detrend to each trial to remove drift.

15.- Manual artifact rejection is also shown, scrolling through trials and marking artifactual ones, which are then excluded from averaging.

16.- The final averages look cleaner after detrending and artifact rejection.

17.- Analysis options like changing scales, selecting subsets of channels/trials, and using hardware-based triggers are mentioned.

18.- Filtering, triggering, artifact handling and averaging are key steps in ERP analysis.

19.- Test data allows learning the software, while real data requires careful inspection and preprocessing.

20.- GBS Analyze provides an interactive GUI to flexibly load, preprocess, analyze and visualize EEG/ERP data.

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