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H J Scheer

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PubMed2002

[High resolution EEG and whole head MEG].

A low-noise multichannel EEG-Amplifier-System has been designed and analyzed, which is electromagnetically compatible with SQUIDs. The EEG- together with the MEG-System is operated inside the quiet environment of a magnetically shielded room, hence no electrical 50 Hz-Artifact is detectable. Measurements pointed out that the influence of amplifier- and electrochemical-noise of electrodes to averaged EEG-spectral densities is less than 1% within the frequency range 0.5 to 70 Hz. Thermal noise of the skin-electrode-interface, equivalent to a resistor of 30 k omega, only begins to take effect above 20 Hz, suggesting that there is no need of skin abrasion.

Alpha Rhythm↗
PubMed1991

A 37-channel DC SQUID magnetometer system.

A 37-channel DC SQUID magnetometer system has been built for biomagnetic studies. The SQUID loop of each magnetometer serves as the active sensing element, thereby eliminating the need for flux coupling circuits. The magnetometers are located approximately 3 cm above the outer dewar bottom. The SQUIDs are directly coupled to highly simplified read-out electronics using only five wires per channel; no helium temperature impedance matching circuits are required. Each channel can be independently inserted into or removed from the dewar. Using a novel electronic noise reduction technique the system white and 1 Hz flux density noise values are typically 5 and 10 fT Hz-1/2, respectively, including the noise contribution of the in-house fabricated dewar and the magnetically shielded room. The two parts of the data-processing system allow independent handling of the acquisition and analysing task. Two example measurements demonstrate the advantage of the electronic noise reduction method.

Equipment Design↗
PubMed1987

Brainstem auditory evoked magnetic fields in response to stimulation with brief tone pulses.

Brainstem auditory evoked magnetic fields evoked by monaural stimulation with Gaussian-modulated tone pulses were recorded in the parieto-occipital region of two normally hearing human subjects. Very small signals with an amplitude of 5-10 fT were detectable only under optimal (with respect to selection of subjects, technique of stimulation, minimization of ambient and instrumental noise level, signal processing, etc.) experimental conditions. The most important findings are that: (a) different components of the magnetic signal show maxima at different recording positions over the scalp, and (b) the magnetic equivalent of the electric wave V exhibits a polarity reversal at symmetrical positions in both hemispheres.

Acoustic Stimulation↗