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MEG · Millisecond magnetic fields that map cortical dynamics noninvasively.

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Santiago Ramón y Cajal
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How science studies MEG: tools, protocols and hard limits.

Triangulation across methods is the norm.

Tools

Tool 1

A tool used to study magnetic temporal mapping.

Tool 2

A tool used to study magnetic temporal mapping.

Tool 3

A tool used to study magnetic temporal mapping.

Tool 4

A tool used to study magnetic temporal mapping.

Tool 5

A tool used to study magnetic temporal mapping.

Tool 6

A tool used to study magnetic temporal mapping.

Protocols

Protocol 1

A common protocol around MEG.

Protocol 2

A common protocol around MEG.

Protocol 3

A common protocol around MEG.

Protocol 4

A common protocol around MEG.

Limits

Limit 1

A known inference limit for magnetic temporal mapping.

Limit 2

A known inference limit for magnetic temporal mapping.

Limit 3

A known inference limit for magnetic temporal mapping.

Pair with Methods-field topics (fMRI, EEG, MEG, DTI…).

Sources & research

  1. Magnetoencephalography: theory, instrumentation, and applicationsHämäläinen M; et al. · 1993 · Reviews of Modern PhysicsDOI
  2. MEG and EEG data analysis with MNE-PythonGramfort A; et al. · 2013 · Frontiers in NeuroscienceDOIPubMed
  3. What does MEG measure?Baillet S · 2017 · Nature Reviews NeuroscienceDOI

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