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Published in: Cognitive Neurodynamics 2/2022

11-09-2021 | Research Article

Performance prediction in a visuo-motor task: the contribution of EEG analysis

Authors: Fabrizio Vecchio, Francesca Alù, Alessandro Orticoni, Francesca Miraglia, Elda Judica, Maria Cotelli, Paolo Maria Rossini

Published in: Cognitive Neurodynamics | Issue 2/2022

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Abstract

Brain state in the time preceding the task affects motor performance at single trial level. Aim of the study was to investigate, through a single trial analysis of the Power Spectral Density (PSD) of the cortical sources of EEG rhythms, whether there are EEG markers, which can predict trial-by-trial the subject's performance as measured by the reaction time (RT). 20 healthy adult volunteers performed a specific visuomotor task while continuously recorded with a 64 electrodes EEG. For each single trial, the PSD of the cortical sources of EEG rhythms was obtained from EEG data to cortical current density time series in 12 regions of interest at Brodmann areas level. Results showed a statistically significant increase of posterior and limbic alpha 1 and of frontal beta 2 power, and a reduction of frontal and limbic delta and of temporal alpha 1 power, during triggering stimulus presentation for better performance, namely faster responses. At single trial level, correlation analyses between RTs and significant PSD, revealed positive correlations in frontal delta, temporal alpha 1, and limbic delta bands, and negative ones in frontal beta 2, parietal alpha 1, and occipital alpha 1 bands. Furthermore, the subject’s faster responses have been found as correlated with the similarity between the PSD values in parietal and occipital alpha 1. Predicting individual's performance at single trial level, might be extremely useful in the clinical context, since it could allow to launch rehabilitative therapies in the most efficient brain state, avoiding useless interventions.

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Metadata
Title
Performance prediction in a visuo-motor task: the contribution of EEG analysis
Authors
Fabrizio Vecchio
Francesca Alù
Alessandro Orticoni
Francesca Miraglia
Elda Judica
Maria Cotelli
Paolo Maria Rossini
Publication date
11-09-2021
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Cognitive Neurodynamics / Issue 2/2022
Print ISSN: 1871-4080
Electronic ISSN: 1871-4099
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11571-021-09713-x

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