Inferring functional neural connectivity with phase synchronization analysis: A review of methodology

Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Sun, Junfeng ^a   Li, Zhijun ^a   Tong, Shanbao ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY; INSTANTANEOUS PHASE; NEURAL SIGNALS; PHASE SYNCHRONIZATION; SIGNIFICANCE TEST; VOLUME CONDUCTION;

SYNCHRONIZATION;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; BRAIN REGION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROSCIENCE; NOISE; OSCILLATION; PHASE SYNCHRONIZATION ANALYSIS; RECORDING; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SIMULATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; WAVEFORM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; SYSTEMS THEORY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 84861065069     PISSN: 1748670X     EISSN: 17486718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/239210     Document Type: Review

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