Electrophysiology
Code
10534
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Física
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
Carla Maria Quintão Pereira , Mário António Basto Forjaz Secca
Weekly hours
4
Total hours
56
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
- To explain the origin of electrophysiological signals.
- To relate the characteristics of electrophysiological signals and the person''''s health conditions.
- To describe the devices used to record the electrophysiological signals.
- To recognize the main signal processing tools applied to different electrophysiological data.
- To compare the performance of the aforementioned tools.
Subject matter
- Introduction.
- Electroencefalography and Magnetoencephalography
2.1 Neural electrical activity
2.2 The origin of the electroencephalogram: spontaneous and evoked potentials.
2.3 Acquiring electroencephalogram.
2.4 Processing electroencephalogram.
- Magnetoencephalography
3.1 Acquiring magnetic fields of the brain.
3.2 Comparison between electro- and magnetoencephalogram.
- Electromyography
4.1 Electrical activity of motor unit.
4.2 Acquiring electrical activity of the muscles.
4.3 Processing electromyogram.
- Electrocadiography
5.1 Electrical activity of the heart.
5.2 Acquiring electrical activity of the heart.
5.3 Processing electrocardiogram.
Bibliography
Bioelectricity: a quantitative approach (2000) R. Plonsey, R.C. Barr; Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.
Textbook of medical physiology (1996) A.C. Guyton, J.E. Hall; Saunders Company.
Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering (1999) B.H Brown, et al; Institute of Physics Publishing.
Practical Biomedical Signal Analysis Using MATLAB (2012) K.J. Blinowska, J. Zygierewicz; CRC Press.
Niedermeyer’s Electroencephalography: Basic Principles, Clinical Ap- plications, and Related Fields (2011) D.L. Schomer, F. Lopes da Silva; 6th Ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Signal Processing for Neuroscientists: An Introduction to the Analysis of Physiological Signals (2007) van Drongelen, W.; Academic Press.
Teaching method
The theoretical lectures will be delivered by the lecturer, using the support materials that are deemed necessary for each topic. These will include the black board, slides, applets, and demonstrations.
As practice training, the students will carry out a laboratory project related to one particular subject covered during the course.
Evaluation method
3 tests (rated 0-20, rounded to the first decimal, minimum 9,5).
1 project (rated 0-20, rounded to the unit, minimum 10).
Permission to attend the final exam: succeed on the project.
Final grade:
0,2*n1+0,3*n2+0.2*n3+0.3*n4
n1 is the grade of the first test, n2 and n3 are the grades of the other two tests; and n4 the grade of the project.
Final grade: same as intermediary grade, if a passing grade was attained therein.
Final grade: 70% of a final exam + 30% of the project (needs to have passed it in the current year)