Using Objective Response Detection techniques for detecting the tibial somatosensory evoked response with different stimulation rates.

This work investigates the influence of the stimulus frequency in the performance of two Objective Response Detection (ORD) techniques, the Magnitude-Squared Coherence (MSC) and the Component Synchrony Measure (CSM), as applied in somatosensory stimulation. Electroencephalographic signals were collected (10-20 International System) from forty adult volunteers without history of neurological pathologies. The stimuli were applied to the right posterior tibial nerve at the frequencies of 2, 5, 7 and 9 Hz and motor threshold intensity level.

Using Component Synchrony Measure for somatosensory evoked potential detection.

The multiple component synchrony measure (MCSM), a multivariate objective response detection (MORD) technique in the frequency domain, was applied to EEG signals during somatosensory stimulation of the right posterior tibial nerve collected from derivations [Fpz'-Cz'] and [C3'-C4'] of 10 adult volunteers. Stimuli were applied at the rate of 4.91 Hz and at the motor threshold intensity level.