Spatiotemporal characteristics of MEG and EEG entrainment with photic stimulation in schizophrenia.

We examined the periodic synchronous characteristic response to photic stimulation in schizophrenia using electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetoencephalography (MEG). We tested whether neural synchronization deficits were present in subjects with schizophrenia using photic stimulation to evaluate the frequency entrainment in 18 normal subjects and 19 schizophrenia patients. A conventional vertical-type 160-channel MEG (PQ1160C, Yokogawa Electric Corporation) was used.

Examining the influence of the cerebral cortex in range of motion exercise using MEG.

In rehabilitating stroke patients, many therapists use range of motion exercise (ROM-ex) at early post onset. There are three general types of ROM-ex: passive, active, and active-assistive ROM-ex is used to prevent joint contracture in paralyzed limbs and to assist in recovery of the central nervous system (CNS). However, its effect on CNS recovery is unclear.