Publications by authors named "Sahar Allouch"

Along with the study of brain activity evoked by external stimuli, the past two decades witnessed an increased interest in characterizing the spontaneous brain activity occurring during resting conditions. The identification of connectivity patterns in this so-called "resting-state" has been the subject of a great number of electrophysiology-based studies, using the Electro/Magneto-Encephalography (EEG/MEG) source connectivity method. However, no consensus has been reached yet regarding a unified (if possible) analysis pipeline, and several involved parameters and methods require cautious tuning.

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Although Alzheimer's disease is the most prevalent form of dementia, there are no treatments capable of slowing disease progression. A lack of reliable disease endpoints and/or biomarkers contributes in part to the absence of effective therapies. Using machine learning to analyze EEG offers a possible solution to overcome many of the limitations of current diagnostic modalities.

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Along with the study of the brain activity evoked by external stimuli, an important advance in current neuroscience involves understanding the spontaneous brain activity that occurs during resting conditions. Interestingly, the identification of the connectivity patterns in "resting-state" has been the subject of a great number of electrophysiology-based studies. In this context, the Electroencephalography (EEG) source connectivity method enables estimating resting-state cortical networks from scalp-EEG recordings.

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Understanding the dynamics of brain-scale functional networks at rest and during cognitive tasks is the subject of intense research efforts to unveil fundamental principles of brain functions. To estimate these large-scale brain networks, the emergent method called "electroencephalography (EEG) source connectivity" has generated increasing interest in the network neuroscience community, due to its ability to identify cortical brain networks with satisfactory spatio-temporal resolution, while reducing mixing and volume conduction effects. However, no consensus has been reached yet regarding a unified EEG source connectivity pipeline, and several methodological issues have to be carefully accounted to avoid pitfalls.

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