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FieldTrip: open source software for advanced analysis of MEG, EEG, and invasive electrophysiological data

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Oostenveld, Robert, Fries, Pascal, Maris, Eric, Schoffelen, Jan-Mathijs·2011·Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience

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This paper describes FieldTrip, an open source software package that we developed for the analysis of MEG, EEG, and other electrophysiological data. The software is implemented as a MATLAB toolbox and includes a complete set of consistent and user-friendly high-level functions that allow experimental neuroscientists to analyze experimental data. It includes algorithms for simple and advanced analysis, such as time-frequency analysis using multitapers, source reconstruction using dipoles, distributed sources and beamformers, connectivity analysis, and nonparametric statistical permutation tests at the channel and source level. The implementation as toolbox allows the user to perform elaborate and structured analyses of large data sets using the MATLAB command line and batch scripting. Furthermore, users and developers can easily extend the functionality and implement new algorithms. The modular design facilitates the reuse in other software packages.

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  • T-test designs were used because cluster-based permutation analyses implemented in Fieldtrip are not well suited to 2 x 2 designs.

    “T-test designs were used as cluster based permutation analyses implemented in Fieldtrip (the analysis software most commonly used to examine TEPs) are not well suited to 2 x 2 designs (Oostenveld et al., 2011).”

    From Investigation of neurobiological responses to theta burst stimulation during recovery from mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) (2023) · cites this paper as Oostenveld et al., 2011

    Section 2.7.7 (page not available) describes FieldTrip’s statistical inference using parametric or nonparametric algorithms, and the Concluding Remarks identify its implementation of nonparametric permutation tests. Neither passage says those analyses are poorly suited to 2 × 2 designs or supports the claim that FieldTrip is the software most commonly used to examine TEPs. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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Authors
Oostenveld, R., Fries, P., Maris, E., & Schoffelen, J.-M.
Affiliations
Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
Corresponding author
Oostenveld, Robert
Venue
Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2011
Volume
2011
Pages
1-9
ISSN
  • 1687-5265 (ISSN-L)
  • 1687-5273
OpenAlex
W2166073443
Cited by
10,323
References
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FWCI
80.11
Type
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Language
en
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Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Undergraduate Neuroscience Education and Research
Keywords
FieldTrip, open source software, magnetoencephalography, EEG, invasive electrophysiology, MATLAB toolbox, time-frequency analysis, multitaper spectral analysis, source localization, dipole modeling, distributed sources, beamforming, connectivity analysis, permutation tests, nonparametric statistics
MeSH terms
Electroencephalography, Humans, Numerical Analysis, Computer-Assisted, Software, User-Computer Interface, Magnetoencephalography, Electrophysiological Phenomena

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