Linking Brain, Mind and Behavior.

Author: Makeig S, Gramann K, Jung TP, Sejnowski TJ, Poizner H.
Affiliation: Institute for Neural Computation, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0961 USA.
Conference/Journal: Int J Psychophysiol.
Date published: 2009 May 1
Other: Word Count: 122


Cortical brain areas and dynamics evolved to organize motor behavior in our three-dimensional environment also support more general human cognitive processes. Yet traditional brain imaging paradigms typically allow and record only minimal participant behavior, then reduce the recorded data to single map features of averaged responses. To more fully investigate the complex links between distributed brain dynamics and motivated natural behavior, we propose development of wearable mobile brain/body imaging (MoBI) systems to continuously capture the wearer\'s high-density electrical brain and muscle signals, three-dimensional body movements, audiovisual scene and point of regard, plus new data-driven analysis methods to model their interrelationships. The new imaging modality should allow new insights into how spatially distributed brain dynamics support natural human cognition and agency.