[Topography of the movement visual evoked potential in the human]

Abstract

The amplitudes of the motion VEP waves P100, N200 and P300 were investigated on 12 subjects at six electrode positions (2.5, 5, 7.5 and 10 cm above the inion and 5 cm bilaterally from the 2.5 cm midline point). The evaluation was performed on the basis of in general 45 (for P100 32) averaged potentials per subject. Each averaged potential was obtained from 40 single potentials. P100: The amplitudes were nearly equal at all electrodes. N200: The greatest amplitudes could be found at the lateral electrodes. The amplitudes decreased in the midline in occipito-frontal direction reaching the lowest value at the electrode most frontally situated. P300: This wave had its greatest amplitude at the most frontal lead position. The amplitude decreased systematically in occipital direction. The differences in the position of the amplitude maxima and in the topographical distribution of the remaining amplitude values suggest different generator structures of the waves N200 and P300.