by Laura Leuchs, Ph.D. Scientific Consultant (Brain Products) How does the reference affect my data? What happens during re-referencing? This article provides some useful information about referencing that might help you choosing the optimal reference for your data analysis. Abstract After introducing the general concept of (re-)referencing, some effects of the reference on…
by Dr. Pedro M. R. Reis Scientific Consultant (Brain Products) Abstract Accurate source localization needs accurate electrode positions. With the CapTrak users can accurately and quickly acquire positions of all Brain Products active electrodes. However, a few things should be considered to ensure a quick and successful electrode localization. By understanding the basic concepts behind the…
by Dr. Thomas Emmerling and Dr. Alex Kreilinger Scientific Consultants (Brain Products) This guide focuses on how to use the new actiCAP slim active electrodes. For information on how to use the original actiCAP active electrodes, please refer to the actiCAP walkthrough. The new actiCAP slim electrodes were introduced in June 2017. Although the…
by Dr.-Ing. Kidist Mideksa Scientific Consultant (Brain Products) What do I need in order to include source analysis as part of my analysis pipeline? This article provides you with the solution mainly focusing on LORETA. We will also walk you through the requirements prior to applying LORETA so that you will be able to make…
by Carlos Cruz Pérez Scientific Consultant (Brain Products) Nearly every EEG research lab needs to send triggers from the experimental setup to the EEG system. Of course, the solution should be precise, reliable and easy to use. By using the USB port and the Brain Products TriggerBox, one can send triggers to the EEG amplifier…
by Dr. Tracy Warbrick Scientific Consultant (Brain Products) Our Analyzer 2 ‘Tricks and Tips’ support articles were very popular with our users. So, we have put together some more ‘Tricks and Tips’ for you, but this time it’s BrainVision Recorder’s turn. Here we present ten handy hints to help you get the most from your…
by Dr. Thomas Emmerling Scientific Consultant (Brain Products) The actiCAP active electrodes are widely used. They work with our actiCAP system, the actiCHamp, the V-Amp and the LiveAmp. In this article we provide you with a guide to the practical use of actiCAP electrodes. We add tricks and tips that help to make your…
by Jose Naranjo Scientific Consultant and BrainVision Analyzer 2 Product Manager (Brain Products) BrainVision Analyzer 2 is easy to use and offers a variety of views to display your data with a single mouse click. This provides you with fast visualization and comparison of different data sets in the time, frequency and time-frequency domain. However,…
by Dipl.-Psych. Michael Hoppstädter & Dr. Michael Schubert Scientific Consultants (Brain Products) Why markers? Investigating electrophysiological effects that evolve over hundreds of milliseconds requires precisely timed triggers that can be used for trial alignment or averaging. This article will give you an overview of how to manage, edit and process your markers most efficiently in…
by Dr. Robert Störmer, Dr. Mario Bartolo, Dr. Stefania Geraci and Dr. Tracy Warbrick (Brain Products’ Technical Support Team) Abstract Simultaneous EEG and fMRI experiments require careful set up and pilot testing. Here we provide an overview of how to make sure you obtainbest data quality. Introduction The most widely used EEG equipment for simultaneous…
