The Japanese Journal of Physiology
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Flash-Related Synchronization and Desynchronization Revealed by a Multiple Band Frequency Analysis
Ichiro ShimoyamaYasuhumi KasagiTakehito KaihoTadahiko ShibataYoshio NakajimaHumitaka Asano
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2000 Volume 50 Issue 5 Pages 553-559

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The fast Fourier transform (FFT) is a good method to estimate power spectral density (PSD), but the frequency resolution is limited to the sampling window, and thus the precise characteristics of PSD for short signals are not clear. To relax the limitation, a multiple band-pass filter was introduced to estimate the precise course of PSDs for flash visual evoked potentials (VEPs). Signals were recorded during −200 and 600 ms using balanced noncephalic electrodes, and sampled at 1,000 Hz in 12 bits. With 1 Hz and 10 ms resolutions, PSDs were estimated between 10 and 100 Hz. Background powers at the alpha- and beta-bands were high over the posterior scalp, and powers around 200 ms were evoked at the same bands over the same region, corresponding to P110 and N165 of VEPs. Normalized PSDs showed evoked powers around 200 ms and suppressed powers following the evoked powers over the posterior scalp. The evoked powers above the 20 Hz band were not statistically significant, however, the gamma band was significantly evoked intra-individually; details in the gamma bands were varied among the subjects. Details of PSDs were complicated even for a simple task such as watching flashes; both synchronization and desynchronization occurred with different distributions and different time courses.

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