(in Polish) Introduction to Electroencephalogram (EEG) and Event Related Potential (ERP) in Psychology

elective courses

Electroencephalography is the recording of the electrical activity

generated by brain structures after being picked up by metal electrodes

and conductive media. Electrical activity is generated by firing of neurons

within the brain. EEG patterns vary with change in mental states of

human mind. These changes in brain potentials or EEG patterns recorded

as a response to external stimuli is termed as event related potential

(ERP). This course will focus on neurophysiological basis of neural

behaviour, intra-and inter neuronal communication, and neural signature

of cognition. Further, the course will explore how time locked EEG helped

to understand neural underpinning of behaviour.

The objective of this course is to provide a basic introduction to the

theory and principle of brain signal processing to understand human

cognition and behavior. This course can be categorised into three parts as

follows: The first part deals with neurophysiological basis of the EEG

signal, time locked EEG, EEG rhythms, ERP components, and technical

basis of EEG/ERP. It also explores how EEG is used to understand human

and animal behaviour, its historical development, principle of electricity &

magnetism, ERP components and its relevant to understand specific

cognition, positioning of electrodes, montages, and reference, and

collection of data. Part 2 investigates how recording and processing

EEG/ERP data are done. It investigates how digital filters, baseline

correction, event/response conditioning, removal/correction of artefacts

are employed during EEG/ERP data recording.

The last part aims to explore the interaction between the neurons, and

between different parts of brain give rise human behaviour and cognition.

This part will also focus on interpreting EEG/ERP data

averaging and grand-averaging, quantification of ERPs in the time domain

and frequency and statistical analysis of results.

Readings :

 Nunez PL (1981): Electric Fields of the Brain: The Neurophysics of

EEG,. Oxford University Press, New York.

 Niedermeyer's Electroencephalography: Basic Principles, Clinical

Applications, and Related Fields Sixth Edition by Donald L. Schomer

MD Fernando Lopes da Silva MD PhD. Lippincott Williams &

Wilkins (LWW)

 Luck. S.J. (2005). An Introduction to the Event-Related Potential

Technique. MIT Press.

 William O. Tatum et al.(2008). Handbook of EEG Interpretation.

Demos Medical Publishing, LLC.

Students will understand the neural mechanism of human behaviour.

Right from intra and inter neuronal interaction to recording of brain wave

at scalp. Students will also get familiar with electroencephalogram, event

related potential and how EEG/ERP are instrumental in understanding

human cognition and behaviour in scientific manner. Students will also

learn software such as BESA/EEGLAB to analyse EEG/ERP data and making

sense of neural impulses.

Since course is training oriented, Students will be required to take note s

in class on lecture material and to study that material to prepare for day

to day lecture and demonstration. The emphasis will be functioning of day

to day learning. It is skill based learning, so, evaluation will be ongoing

and continuous.

Evaluation:

Quizzes : ( 20%)

(2-3 in number, maybe more) Mostly UN-ANNOUNCED, each of equal

weight (unless otherwise specified before administration of the Quiz)-

BEST 2 out of 3 will be chosen. Quizzes will contain mainly short answer

type questions- matching theory with practical examples.

Project and Research Work: (30%)

Participants can form 2-3 groups depending on their own preferences.

Project proposals are expected from Participants themselves following a

discussion with the instructor (with prior appointments, ONLY!) the

modalities of the project will be explained in detail in the first session.

Participants have a choice of project spaces- Theoretical research as well

as Practical based research. All project proposals need to be finalized by

the end of 3rd session.

Examination: (50%)

This will comprise of both short answer type as well as few large

elaborated answers. However, the modalities of this exam can be

finalised during the course of study.

Attendance rules

Since course is nice balance of theoretical understanding and practical.

Students will not be able to understand concept and specific training, if

someone misses the class. Therefore, only one class can be missed

unexcused. A further two absence are only allowed with formal excuse.

Missing more than 3 classes results in not passing the course.