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    Area of Science:

    • Neuroscience
    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Signal Processing

    Background:

    • Functional corticomuscular coupling (FCMC) describes the relationship between brain and muscle activity.
    • Traditional methods like coherence have limitations in capturing nonlinear neural signal interactions.
    • Existing information theory methods (MI, TE) can capture nonlinearities but lack equitability and separation of nonlinear components.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To extend the Maximal Information Coefficient (MIC) to the time-frequency domain, creating TFMIC, for analyzing FCMC.
    • To evaluate the effectiveness, equitability, and robustness of TFMIC against coherence, MI, and TE methods.
    • To explore FCMC in specific frequency bands and identify nonlinear coupling components.

    Main Methods:

    • Development and application of the time-frequency maximal information coefficient (TFMIC) algorithm.
    • Validation using simulated data with known functional relationships and varying noise levels.
    • Experimental application to human dorsiflexion tasks, analyzing electroencephalography (EEG) and electromyography (EMG) signals.

    Main Results:

    • TFMIC accurately detected simulated coupling relationships, even at low noise levels.
    • Significant beta-band (14-30 Hz) FCMC was observed in specific cortical channels (Cz, C4, FC4, FCz).
    • Higher coupling was found in alpha (8-13 Hz) and beta bands compared to gamma (31-45 Hz), suggesting sensorimotor state transitions. Nonlinear FCMC components were identified.

    Conclusions:

    • TFMIC is an effective and robust method for analyzing FCMC, capable of capturing nonlinear interactions.
    • The study identified significant FCMC in specific frequency bands and cortical regions during dorsiflexion.
    • This research advances the understanding of nonlinear dynamics within functional corticomuscular coupling.