Magnetoencephalography (MEG)

Methods for recording brain activity

Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is a functional neuroimaging technique for mapping brain activity by recording magnetic fields produced by electrical currents occurring naturally in the brain, using very sensitive magnetometers. Arrays of SQUIDs (superconducting quantum interference devices) are currently the most common magnetometer, and SERF being investigated for future machines. Applications of MEG include basic research into perceptual and cognitive brain processes, localizing regions affected by pathology before surgical removal, determining the function of various parts of the brain, and neurofeedback.

We use Elekta Neuromag 306-channel MEG system at Centre for the neurocognitive research (MEG-Centre) at the Moscow Psychological and Pedagogical State University