W8: MLR & LLR Flashcards
What does an EEG measure?
the electrical fields produced by large groups of neurons
An EEG signal is a ____ recording
line
An ERP is a type of ____
AEP
Auditory event related potentials (ERPs)/AEPs are ____ signals
EEG
What are the two types of recordings for an EEG?
1) passive recording: MMN response
2) active recording: auditory P3
Do AERPs/AEPs have high temporal resolution?
yes, with millisecond precision
What can ERPs/AEPs provide additional information about?
auditory perceptual and cognitive operations
Explain an active recording?
Attentive responses: when we give them instructions and they are focused (focused on cognitive details)
- P3
- Exogenic responses
Explain a passive recording?
Non attentive response: focused on physical aspects of auditory stimuli
- MMN
- Endogenic/internal responses
What are the 6 layers of the cerebral cortex?
1) molecular (plexiform) layer/ superficial layer
2) external granular layer
3) external pyramidal layer
4) internal granular layer
5) internal pyramidal layer
6) multiform (fusiform) layer
in the cerebral cortex, layers ____ are input stations
1-4
in the cerebral cortex, layers ____ and ____ are output terminals
5 and 6
What are th4e input stations responsible for?
sensory information, including info from the auditory system
What 2 things does an EEG reveal?
rhythmic brain activity in different frequency bands, depending on:
1) task complexity
2) brain state (mood, time of day, etc)
What are ERPs?
- they are EEG signal epochs time locked to sensory or cogntive events
- the capability of the brain to get locked at certain stimulus presentations
- the brain is getting locked on a certain event
Is an ABR an ERP? What is?
No, we can record it during sleep
P3 is an ERP
With easier tasks ____ consumption is lower
oxygen
Explain the differences between ERP and AEP?
Clear instruction and demand to focus on certain parts of the stimulus = ERP
Tests that we can record during inattentiveness and low brain activity (alpha and below) = AEP
What are the 8 different brain waves?
What is temporal resolution
ability to track the occurrence of brain activity (ex: tracking the timing of ABR waves)
What is spatial resolution?
tracking the origin of the response (identifying lesion site/place of dysfunction)
Explain the temporal resolution and spatial resolution for EEG
- high TR (no lag; the response follows the brain activity)
- low SR
- non invasive
- relatively non expensive
Explain the temporal resolution and spatial resolution for MEG?
- high TR
- high SR
- non invasive
- expensive
Explain the temporal resolution and spatial resolution for fMRI and PET?
- high SR
- low TR (PET ~ 10s) - there is a lag from what has happened in the brain and what you are able to record
- fMRI ~ 2s
- minimally invasive (PET)
- expensive
What do we currently use a combination of in research?
Currently in research we use a combination of fMRI and EEG to overcome spatial resolution weakness in EEG and temporal resolution weakness in fMRI
Why should an ABR be recorded alongside cortical AEPs?
to differentiate between peripheral and central hearing disorders
What are 4 EEG/AERPs?
1) auditory middle latency responses (AMLR)
2) auditory long-latency responses (ALLRs)
3) mismatch negativity (MMN)
4) P300
What is the time window, epoch, or wave latency for AMLR?
between 10-50ms after stimulus onset
What are the MLR peaks/waves?
two negative and two deflections labeled as:
- NA (~20ms), Pa (~30ms), Nb (~40ms), and Pb (~50ms)
- in some cases, Nb is followed by a positive wave called Pb, which is referred to as P1 in long latency evoked responses