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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021

SEED-G: Simulated EEG Data Generator for Testing Connectivity Algorithms.

Alessandra Anzolin, Jlenia Toppi, Manuela Petti, Febo Cincotti, Laura Astolfi

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Alessandra AnzolinAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02129, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9377-5152
Jlenia ToppiDepartment of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy.
Manuela PettiDepartment of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0149-161X
Febo CincottiDepartment of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy.
Laura AstolfiDepartment of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy.

Funding

BitBrain award 2020 2962- B2BSapienza, University of Rome "Progetti di Ateneo" RM11715C82606455Sapienza, University of Rome "Progetti di Ateneo" RM11916B88C3E2DESapienza, University of Rome "Progetti di Ateneo" RM120172B8899B8CSapienza, University of Rome "Progetti di Ateneo" RP11816436CDA44C
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Abstract

EEG signals are widely used to estimate brain circuits associated with specific tasks and cognitive processes. The testing of connectivity estimators is still an open issue because of the lack of a ground-truth in real data. Existing solutions such as the generation of simulated data based on a manually imposed connectivity pattern or mass oscillators can model only a few real cases with limited number of signals and spectral properties that do not reflect those of real brain activity. Furthermore, the generation of time series reproducing non-ideal and non-stationary ground-truth models is still missing. In this work, we present the SEED-G toolbox for the generation of pseudo-EEG data with imposed connectivity patterns, overcoming the existing limitations and enabling control of several parameters for data simulation according to the user's needs. We first described the toolbox including guidelines for its correct use and then we tested its performances showing how, in a wide range of conditions, datasets composed by up to 60 time series were successfully generated in less than 5 s and with spectral features similar to real data. Then, SEED-G is employed for studying the effect of inter-trial variability Partial Directed Coherence (PDC) estimates, confirming its robustness.

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Brain MappingElectroencephalographyAlgorithmsBrainComputer Simulationbrain connectivityEEGground-truth networksmultivariate autoregressive modelspartial directed coherencesimulated neuro-electrical data

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PMID34071124
PMCPMC8197139

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