| Title: |
Improved quantification of the alpha spectral peak |
| Research Area(s): |
Brain Modeling |
| Background: |
Characterizing alpha is difficult whenever it is small, or split into several components at different frequencies. Accurate quantification of alpha is a prerequistite to a more fundamental understanding of its anatomical and functional foundations. |
| Aims: |
This project aims to improve the quantification of alpha, both with respect to accuracy and robustness of the numerical method. A specific goal is to characterize clearly cases of split peaks. |
| Method: |
We will use standard spectra from all available sites, combined with a standard curve-fitting algorithm. Then an algorithm will be developed that robustly derives initializations, and compactly describes the frequency and spatial distributions. |