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EEG and Brain Connectivity: A Tutorial - Bio-Medical Instruments, Inc.

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2008; He et al, 2009). Recent neuroimaging studies show that all of the<br />

various “modules” are dynamically linked <strong>and</strong> interactive <strong>and</strong> that sub-sets<br />

of neural groups in different modules “bind” together for brief periods of<br />

time to mediate a given function (Sauseng, <strong>and</strong> Klimesch, 2008, Thatcher et<br />

al, 2008a; 2008b). An illustration of Brodmann areas <strong>and</strong> electrodes as<br />

they relate to functional systems is shown in the figure below.<br />

Example of Brodmann areas as they relate to various general functions <strong>and</strong> “Hubs” or<br />

“Modules” <strong>and</strong> scalp electrode locations that “sense” electrical activity generated by<br />

various functional systems.<br />

The linkage of a patient’s symptoms <strong>and</strong> complaints to the<br />

localization of functional systems in the brain is based on the accumulated<br />

scientific <strong>and</strong> clinical literature from Q<strong>EEG</strong>, MEG, fMRI, PET <strong>and</strong> SPECT<br />

studies conducted over the last few decades as well as the basic neurological<br />

<strong>and</strong> neuropsychological lesion literature. The Russian neuropsychologist<br />

Alex<strong>and</strong>ra Luria (1973) <strong>and</strong> the American neuropsychologist Hans-Lukas<br />

Teuber (1968) are among the leading scientists to make important linkages<br />

between symptoms <strong>and</strong> complaints <strong>and</strong> localization of functional systems in

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