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The Laplacian operator in electroencephalographic measurements consists of a mathematical combination of the responses from a number of electrodes (e.g., five in a crosswise montage). It enhances activity from sources lying underneath the area covered, relative to activity from outside this area. Thus, by appropriate positioning, the contributions of extrastriate and striate sources can be recorded selectively. To quantify the contribution of each hemisphere to half-field onset evoked potentials, the responses in two Laplacian operators, one over each hemisphere, were analyzed and compared to monopolar derivations and a bipolar derivation between the two hemispheres. Both the Laplacian and bipolar analyses were helpful in interpretation of the responses.
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Riemslag, F.C.C., Beers, A.P.A. & Spekreijse, H. The application of Laplacian analysis in the recording of half-field pattern-onset evoked potentials. Doc Ophthalmol 80, 75–82 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00161233
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