The correlation between brain skull thickness asymmetry and the potential on the scalp estimated by two dimensional numerical model of the head

Sima Levy, Moshe Rosenfeld, Yoram Eshel, Shimon Abboud

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Abstract

The contribution of skull thickness asymmetry to the Alpha amplitude asymmetry was investigated by a two dimensional computerized model. The model consists of three conductive layers representing the skull, the scalp, and the cortex with radially oriented dipole and with left right asymmetry of the skull thickness. The potential created by the dipole was calculated using Laplace's equation with boundary conditions, while allowing a quasistatic formulation and a linear media. The electric potential on the surface of the volume conductor is calculated by numerical differentiation using iterative successive over relaxation method for solving the large set of the resulting linear algebraic equations. It was found that for realistic values of maximal skull thickness asymmetry the potential asymmetry is approximately 10%.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS 1992
EditorsSwamy Laxminarayan, Robert Plonsey, Jean Pierre Morucci, Jean Louis Coatrieux
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2018-2019
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)0780307852
DOIs
StatePublished - 1992
Event14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS 1992 - Paris, France
Duration: 29 Oct 19921 Nov 1992

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
Volume5
ISSN (Print)1557-170X

Conference

Conference14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS 1992
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityParis
Period29/10/921/11/92

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