Invisible maze, EEG- and camera-based motion tracking to investigate movement learning
The topic is centered around an experimental paradigm where the subject has to solve an „invisible maze” game via limb movements. The „maze” consists of a camera connected to a computer, and peripherals providing auditory and visual stimuli. The camera records the position of the head in almost real time and compares it to a map and sends sound and/or visual feedback based on the relationship of the actual hand position and the map. To solve the maze game, the subject has to learn a given sequence of movements.
The wavelet transform coherence (WTC) is a powerful tool to directly compare EEG and motion tracking data in a broad frequency range and longer time windows. This technique is a promising method to explore the micro-structure of movement learning.
Tasks of the student:
- Understanding of the currently used measurement configuration to record motion capture, EEG, audio, and video in parallel.
- Review of the literature of basic EEG pre-processing methods.
- Analysis of EEG and motion tracking data.
Péter Nagy
assistant professor
nagy
BME-MIT