Software tool using different methods for analysis and comparing fMRI signals in Biomedical and Medicine studies

Abstract

Within the bunch of analysis which can be doneusing neuroimaging derived from fMRI, brain connectivity isone of the most outstanding one. These studies can be splitin functional connectivity or statistical relations betweenregions of the brain and effective connectivity, which looksfor causal dependencies. “DeustoTech Brain ConnectivityMethods” consist of a MATLAB based toolbox whichprovides a whole framework for exploring a set ofmathematical methods imported from other fields for beingapplied in brain connectivity. This software integratesfunctions and atlas regions for extracting BOLD signalsfrom fMRI images and band-pass filtering options forremoving artifacts. The methods for connectivity analysisthis toolbox works with, are basically divided into twogroups: phase synchronization and effective connectivitymethods. Along with the visualization options it offers, thistoolbox is a great starting point for those who want to learnmore about the newest applications of signal processing inneuroscience.

Index Terms - BOLD signals, fMRI, Granger causality,signal processing, phase synchronization