[Amplitude-frequency modulation of electroencephalogram associated with rhythmic movements]

Abstract

Evoked, motor and final potentials and some other EEG phenomena are suggested as additional components accompanying movements, external stimuli, imagination etc. Obviously, the EEG reactions are not restricted to them. On the basis of the method of synchronic averaging a way for detecting the amplitude-frequency modulation (AFM) related to the repeated movements is proposed. This method permitted to reliably single out the EEG effects which sometimes were detected by visual analysis. As the experiments showed the depth of AFM EEG accompanying the movements was about 3-6% (in this case spontaneous AFM plays the role of noise and equals 50% or more). Relations between changes in AFM for EEG recorded from various points, as well as for EEG rhythms were investigated.