Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Video

Updated: May 25, 2026

Electromagnetic Source Imaging in Presurgical Evaluation of Children with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
09:57

Electromagnetic Source Imaging in Presurgical Evaluation of Children with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy

Published on: September 20, 2024

Statistical model applied to motor evoked potentials analysis.

Ying Ma1, Nitish V Thakor, Xiaofeng Jia

  • 1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. yma10@jhu.edu

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
|January 19, 2012
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Embodied cognition-driven interpretable trajectory prediction of autonomous systems.

Nature communications·2026
Same author

Response of Spinal Cord Blood Flow to Hypotensive and Adrenergic Challenges: Doppler Ultrasound of the Porcine Sulcal Artery.

Neurosurgery·2026
Same author

A cloud-based miniscope for neurosurveillance of brain health and disease in freely behaving animals.

Nature methods·2026
Same author

Extracellular vesicles and their cargo molecules for peripheral nerve injuries and neuropathies: The composition, properties, and impact.

Molecular aspects of medicine·2026
Same author

Metabolic glycoengineering enhances stem cell therapy for cardiac arrest-induced brain injury: A new dimension in neuroregenerative medicine.

Journal of intensive medicine·2026
Same author

Serum Carcinoembryonic Antigen, Carbohydrate Antigen, Neuron-specific Enolase and Lipid Profile to Predict the Occurrence, Pathological Grading and Metastasis of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.

Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association·2026
Same journal

Analysis of End-Tidal CO2 Variability During Plateau Waves Episodes: An Information Theoretic Approach<sup></sup>.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference·2025
Same journal

AI and Tomosynthesis for Breast Cancer Molecular Subtyping: A step toward precision medicine<sup></sup>.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference·2025
Same journal

Towards Sustainable Protein Recovery from Biological Waste: Assessing Polyethersulfone-based Microfiltration.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference·2025
Same journal

Analysis of the cardiovascular response to standardized polymicrobial peritonitis experimental model.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference·2025
Same journal

Automated Wrist Ultrasound Image Bone Enhancement and Segmentation Using Deep Learning.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference·2025
Same journal

A Deep Learning approach for Depressive Symptoms assessment in Parkinson's disease patients using facial videos.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference·2025
See all related articles

This study introduces a statistical method to analyze motor evoked potentials (MEPs), revealing increasing single motor unit potential amplitudes. This offers an objective assessment of corticospinal pathway integrity, overcoming MEP variability and anesthesia effects.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Motor Control
  • Quantitative Electrophysiology

Background:

  • Motor evoked potentials (MEPs) assess descending motor pathway integrity.
  • Absence of MEPs indicates potential corticospinal abnormalities.
  • High MEP variability and sensitivity limit detailed quantitative studies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a statistical method for quantitative characterization of MEPs.
  • To estimate motor unit number and single motor unit potential amplitudes.
  • To provide an objective assessment of MEPs, overcoming anesthesia effects.

Main Methods:

  • Application of a novel statistical method to MEP data.
  • Estimation of the number of motor units.
  • Quantification of single motor unit potential amplitudes.

More Related Videos

Measuring and Manipulating Functionally Specific Neural Pathways in the Human Motor System with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
09:52

Measuring and Manipulating Functionally Specific Neural Pathways in the Human Motor System with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Published on: February 23, 2020

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: May 25, 2026

Electromagnetic Source Imaging in Presurgical Evaluation of Children with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
09:57

Electromagnetic Source Imaging in Presurgical Evaluation of Children with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy

Published on: September 20, 2024

Measuring and Manipulating Functionally Specific Neural Pathways in the Human Motor System with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
09:52

Measuring and Manipulating Functionally Specific Neural Pathways in the Human Motor System with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Published on: February 23, 2020

Main Results:

  • A statistically significant increasing trend in single motor unit potential amplitudes was observed with each stimulation pulse.
  • The method effectively eliminates confounding effects of anesthesia.
  • Objective assessment of MEPs was achieved.

Conclusions:

  • The developed statistical method provides a robust tool for quantitative MEP analysis.
  • This approach has high potential for future clinical applications in assessing corticospinal function.
  • Objective MEP assessment can improve diagnostic accuracy for motor pathway abnormalities.