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Repairing Artifacts in Neural Activity Recordings Using Low-Rank Matrix Estimation
Shruti Naik1, Ghislaine Dehaene-Lambertz1, Demian Battaglia2,3
1Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, NeuroSpin Center, F-91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
Artifacts in neural signal recordings reduce data usability. This study introduces a novel signal reconstruction algorithm to fix artifactual data, significantly improving statistical power and revealing hidden effects in electrophysiology studies.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Signal Processing
- Biomedical Engineering
Background:
- Electrophysiology recordings (e.g., EEG) are often corrupted by artifacts from subject motion or eye movements.
- These artifacts reduce available trials and statistical power, hindering data analysis.
- When artifacts are unavoidable and data are scarce, signal reconstruction is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present a novel algorithm for reconstructing artifact-corrupted neural signals.
- To improve data retention and statistical power in electrophysiology.
- To address the challenge of sparse and spread-out artifacts across epochs and channels.
Main Methods:
- The algorithm leverages large spatiotemporal correlations in neural signals to solve a low-rank matrix completion problem.
- It employs a gradient descent algorithm in lower dimensions for signal reconstruction.
- Numerical simulations were used to benchmark the method and optimize hyperparameters for EEG data.
Main Results:
- The method demonstrated faithful reconstruction of neural signals.
- It significantly improved the standardized error of the mean in event-related potential (ERP) group analysis.
- Compared to interpolation, it enhanced statistical power, revealing significant effects previously missed.
Conclusions:
- The proposed signal reconstruction method effectively addresses artifacts in time-continuous neural signals.
- It increases data retention and statistical power, crucial for analyzing scarce or artifact-heavy datasets.
- This technique has broad applicability for various electrophysiological recordings.
