Quantitative EEG Signatures through Amplitude and Phase Modulation Patterns

Cortical spatiotemporal signal patterns based on object recognition can be discerned from visual stimulation. These are in the form of amplitude modulation (AM) and phase modulation (PM) patterns, which contain perceptual information gathered from sensory input. A high-density Electroencephalograph (EEG) device consisting of 48 electrodes with a spacing of 5 mm was utilized to measure frontal lobe activity in order to capture event-related potentials from visual stimuli. Four randomized stimuli representing different levels of salient responsiveness were measured to determine if mild stimuli can be discerned from more extreme stimuli. AM/PM response patterns were detected between mild and more salient stimuli across participants. AM patterns presented distinct signatures for each stimulus. AM patterns had the highest number of incidents detected in the middle of the frontal lobe. Through this work, we can expand our encyclopedia of neural signatures to object recognition, and provide a broader understanding of quantitative neural responses to external stimuli. The results provide a quantitative approach utilizing spatiotemporal patterns to analyze where distinct AM patterns can be linked to object perception.

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