A Comparative Study of Standardized Infinity Reference and Average Reference for EEG of Three Typical Brain States.

ABSTRACT: The choice of different reference electrodes plays an important role in deciphering the functional meaning of electroencephalography (EEG) signals. In recent years, the infinity zero reference using the reference electrode standard technique (REST) has been increasingly applied, while the average reference (AR) was generally advocated as the best available reference option in previous classical EEG studies. Here, we designed EEG experiments and performed a direct comparison between the influences of REST and AR on EEG-revealed brain activity features for three typical brain behavior states (eyes-closed, eyes-open and music-listening). The analysis results revealed the following observations: (1) there is no significant difference in the alpha-wave-blocking effect during the eyes-open state

SUBMITTER: Zheng G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5859052 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature