Integrating EEG and EMG data: a novel statistical pipeline for investigating brain-muscle interaction in experimental neuroarchaeology.

ABSTRACT: This study introduces a novel multivariate statistical pipeline for integrating and analyzing EEG and EMG data in experimental neuroarchaeology, providing a robust framework for investigating brain-hand interactions during a variety of tool-related behaviours. By implementing a multistep approach, it effectively characterizes task/condition-related variations while detecting meaningful covariation patterns between neural and muscular activity. Compared to traditional univariate techniques, this pipeline better addresses the complexity of multimodal datasets, offering a more comprehensive understanding of cognitive-motor dynamics. We demonstrate the utility of this approach using data from a previously conducted experiment on early hominin stone tool use, illustrating how electroencephalogr

SUBMITTER: Affinito S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12170762 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature