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    • Computational Neuroscience
    • Signal Processing

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    • Neuronal ensembles are widely accepted to communicate via synchronized oscillations.
    • Electroencephalography (EEG) and Magnetoencephalography (MEG) are key tools for in vivo brain communication analysis.
    • Phase-based connectivity metrics are crucial but often susceptible to noise and volume conduction.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a novel, purely phase-based brain connectivity metric.
    • To design a metric that is insensitive to volume conduction and resilient to noise.
    • To enhance the accuracy of estimating brain connectivity using phase information.

    Main Methods:

    • Introduction of the phase linearity measurement (PLM) metric.
    • PLM analyzes similar behaviors in the phases of recorded neural signals.
    • Validation using simulated datasets and real MEG data.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed PLM metric exhibits significant noise rejection capabilities.
    • PLM outperforms other widely adopted connectivity metrics in noise resilience.
    • Demonstrated effectiveness in both simulated and real-world MEG data.

    Conclusions:

    • The phase linearity measurement (PLM) offers a robust approach to brain connectivity.
    • PLM's noise resilience makes it valuable for accurate phase-based connectivity estimation.
    • This metric could advance the understanding of neuronal communication.