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    • Computational Neuroscience
    • Biophysics

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    • Cortical surface reconstruction is crucial for understanding brain function.
    • Current methods often rely on structural imaging, limiting integration with functional data.
    • Magnetoencephalography (MEG) and electroencephalography (EEG) offer high temporal resolution of brain activity.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a method for estimating cortical surface anatomy using only MEG/EEG data.
    • To utilize free energy as an objective function for anatomical reconstruction.
    • To propose a stochastic methodology for robust cortical anatomy estimation.

    Main Methods:

    • Spherical harmonic Fourier decomposition of the cortical surface.
    • Free energy minimization as the objective function.
    • Stochastic methodology employing Metropolis Search and Bayesian Model Averaging.

    Main Results:

    • Successful estimation of cortical surface coefficients using solely MEG/EEG data.
    • Demonstration of a novel stochastic approach for anatomical reconstruction.
    • Validation of free energy as a suitable objective function for this task.

    Conclusions:

    • Cortical anatomy can be reconstructed from functional MEG/EEG data.
    • The proposed stochastic methodology provides a viable approach for functional neuroimaging.
    • This technique integrates functional and anatomical information for enhanced brain analysis.