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And finally .. prepare to be patient. Setting up always takes a bit longer than expected, and the third time is the charm! | And finally .. prepare to be patient. Setting up always takes a bit longer than expected, and the third time is the charm! | ||
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You can use a paper napkin with some water or alcohol. Removing grease and dry skin will help you get good signal. | You can use a paper napkin with some water or alcohol. Removing grease and dry skin will help you get good signal. | ||
Revision as of 20:58, 10 October 2013
Contents
- 1 Tips for EEG recording using Enobio or StarStim devices
- 1.1 Plan well before doing anything
- 1.2 Clean up the mastoid area where you are going to attach the DRL/CMS electrodes (using Sticktrode adhesive electrodes)
- 1.3 Place the DRL/CMS electrodes close to each other, with the DRL on the bottom
- 1.4 Avoid loose wires
- 1.5 About EEG signal quality measures in NIC
- 2 Tips for great Stimulation sessions using StarStim
- 3 Everything about electrodes for EEG and stimulation
- 4 Other
Tips for EEG recording using Enobio or StarStim devices
Plan well before doing anything
Where do you want to place the electrodes? For how long do you want to record? Do you have a good naming scheme for your EEG files? What data formats do you want to save? Do you need accelerometry data? Do you want a line filter applied to the data (if so 50 or 60 Hz?)?
Do you have an electrode referencing scheme? You should include in your montage a solution for data referencing. Data will be recorded referenced to the device electrical ground (the CMS electrode), but for data analysis you should always reference the data to an electrode or to the electrode average.
And finally .. prepare to be patient. Setting up always takes a bit longer than expected, and the third time is the charm!
Clean up the mastoid area where you are going to attach the DRL/CMS electrodes (using Sticktrode adhesive electrodes)
You can use a paper napkin with some water or alcohol. Removing grease and dry skin will help you get good signal.
Place the DRL/CMS electrodes close to each other, with the DRL on the bottom
These two electrodes should be close to each other but not touch.
Avoid loose wires
Try to have a tidy setup with few loose wires. Loose wires are more prone to creating noise from movement.
About EEG signal quality measures in NIC
As of NIC v1.2, EEG signal quality measures for each electrode are provided in real time.
Tips for great Stimulation sessions using StarStim
Using Sponge electrodes
Using Ag/AgCl Pi electrodes
The impedance test
Everything about electrodes for EEG and stimulation
Please see http://www.neuroelectrics.com/sites/neuroelectrics.com/files/enobio/Electrodes_User_Manual.pdf for a description of our electrodes.
Caring for EEG electrodes