Integrated MEG/EEG and fMRI model based on neural masses

A. Babajani, H. Soltanian-Zadeh
2006 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering  
We introduce a bottom-up model for integrating electroencephalography (EEG) or magnetoencephalography (MEG) with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). An extended neural mass model is proposed based on the physiological principles of cortical minicolumns and their connections. The fMRI signal is extracted from the proposed neural mass model by introducing a relationship between the stimulus and the neural activity and using the resultant neural activity as input of the extended Balloon
more » ... odel. The proposed model, validated using simulations, is instrumental in evaluating the upcoming combined methods for simultaneous analysis of MEG/EEG and fMRI.
doi:10.1109/tbme.2006.873748 pmid:16941835 fatcat:ygqgrmlzcjbhfgsnoj6i6lppe4