Micro-electrocorticography (µECoG) electrodes have emerged to balance the trade-off between invasiveness and signal quality in brain recordings. However, its large-scale applicability is still hindered by a lack of comparative studies assessing the relationship between ECoG and traditional recording methods such as penetrating electrodes. This study aimed to compare somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) through the lenses of a µECoG and an intracortical microelectrode array (MEA). The electrodes were implanted in the pig's primary somatosensory cortex, while SEPs were generated by applying electrical stimulation to the ulnar nerve. The SEP amplitude, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), power spectral density (PSD), and correlation structure were analysed. Overall, SEPs resulting from MEA recordings had higher amplitudes and contained significantly more spectral power, especially at higher frequencies. However, the SNRs were similar between the interfaces. These results demonstrate the feasibility of using µECoG to decode SEPs with wide-range applications in physiology monitoring and brain-computer interfaces.
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