Modeling and estimation of single evoked brain potential components

Presents a novel approach to solving the single-trial evoked-potential estimation problem. Recognizing that different components of an evoked potential complex may originate from different functional brain sites and can be distinguished according to their respective latencies and amplitudes, the authors propose an estimation approach based on identification of evoked potential components on a single-trial basis. The estimation process is performed in 2 stages: first, an average evoked potential is calculated and decomposed into a set of components, with each component serving as a subtemplate for the next stage; then, the single measurement is parametrically modeled by a superposition of an emulated ongoing electroencephalographic activity and a linear combination of latency and amplitude-corrected component templates. Once optimized, the model provides the 2 assumed signal contributions, namely the ongoing brain activity and the single evoked brain response. The estimator's performance is analyzed analytically and via simulation, verifying its capability to extract single components at low signal-to-noise ratios typical of evoked potential data. Finally, 2 applications are presented, demonstrating the improved analysis capabilities gained by using the proposed approach. The first application deals with movement related brain potentials, where a change of the single evoked response due to external loading is detected. The second application involves cognitive event-related brain potentials, where a dynamic change of 2 overlapping components throughout the experimental session is detected and tracked.

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