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The Effects of Filter’s Class, Cutoff Frequencies, and Independent Component Analysis on the Amplitude of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials Recorded from Healthy Volunteers

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Navid, Muhammad Samran, Niazi, Imran Khan, Lelic, Dina, Drewes, Asbjørn Mohr, Haavik, Heidi·2019·Sensors

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Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different preprocessing parameters on the amplitude of median nerve somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs). Methods: Different combinations of two classes of filters (Finite Impulse Response (FIR) and Infinite Impulse Response (IIR)), three cutoff frequency bands (0.5–1000 Hz, 3–1000 Hz, and 30–1000 Hz), and independent component analysis (ICA) were used to preprocess SEPs recorded from 17 healthy volunteers who participated in two sessions of 1000 stimulations of the right median nerve. N30 amplitude was calculated from frontally placed electrode (F3). Results: The epochs classified as artifacts from SEPs filtered with FIR compared to those filtered with IIR were 1% more using automatic and 140% more using semi-automatic methods (both p < 0.001). There were no differences in N30 amplitudes between FIR and IIR filtered SEPs. The N30 amplitude was significantly lower for SEPs filtered with 30–1000 Hz compared to the bandpass frequencies 0.5–1000 Hz and 3–1000 Hz. The N30 amplitude was significantly reduced when SEPs were cleaned with ICA compared to the SEPs from which non-brain components were not removed using ICA. Conclusion: This study suggests that the preprocessing of SEPs should be done carefully and the neuroscience community should come to a consensus regarding SEP preprocessing guidelines, as the preprocessing parameters can affect the outcomes that may influence the interpretations of results, replicability, and comparison of different studies.

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Authors
Navid, M. S., Niazi, I. K., Lelic, D., Drewes, A. M., & Haavik, H.
Affiliations
  • New Zealand College of Chiropractic (NZ)
  • Aalborg University Hospital (DK)
Corresponding author
Niazi, Imran Khan
Venue
Sensors
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2019-06-08
Volume
19
Issue
11
Pages
2610
ISSN
1424-8220 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2948452535
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22
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57
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2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2
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journal article
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en
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Funders
  • Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
  • Aalborg Universitet
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Intraoperative Neuromonitoring and Anesthetic Effects
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
Keywords
somatosensory evoked potentials, median nerve stimulation, signal preprocessing, bandpass filtering, cutoff frequency, FIR filters, IIR filters, independent component analysis, artifact removal
MeSH terms
Adult, Electric Stimulation, Electroencephalography, Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory, Female, Humans, Male, Median Nerve, Young Adult, Healthy Volunteers

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