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Evaluating noise correction approaches for non-invasive electrophysiology of the human spinal cord

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Bailey,  Emma       
Max Planck Research Group Pain Perception, MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Max Planck Society;

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Nierula,  Birgit       
Max Planck Research Group Pain Perception, MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Max Planck Society;

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Stephani,  Tilman       
Department Neurology, MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Max Planck Society;

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Maess,  Burkhard       
Methods and Development Group Brain Networks, MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Max Planck Society;

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Nikulin,  Vadim V.       
Department Neurology, MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Max Planck Society;

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Eippert,  Falk       
Max Planck Research Group Pain Perception, MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Max Planck Society;

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Bailey, E., Nierula, B., Stephani, T., Maess, B., Nikulin, V. V., & Eippert, F. (2024). Evaluating noise correction approaches for non-invasive electrophysiology of the human spinal cord. bioRxiv. doi:10.1101/2024.09.05.611423.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000F-D4B4-6
Abstract
The spinal cord is a vital component of the central nervous system for the processing of sensorimotor information transmitted between the body and the brain. Electrospinography (ESG) is the most accessible non-invasive technique for recording spinal signals in humans, but the vast and detrimental impact of physiological noise (mostly of cardiac nature) has prevented widespread adoption. Here, we aim to address this issue by examining various denoising algorithms for cardiac artefact reduction - including principal component analysis-based techniques (PCA), independent component analysis-based approaches (ICA) and signal space projection (SSP). We observed that in situations where large numbers of spinal electrodes are used, SSP offers the best results in terms of balancing the removal of harmful noise and preserving neural information of interest. In cases where only a small number of electrodes are available, an approach based on PCA is deemed helpful. Approaches based on ICA were found to be unsuitable for cardiac artefact removal in ESG, due to a suboptimal balance of artefact removal and signal preservation. Finally, we also approached this issue from a signal-enhancement perspective and observed that in cases where extensive electrode arrays are used in the context of task-based designs, a spatial filtering technique based on canonical correlation analysis (CCA) reveals clear evoked spinal potentials even with single-trial resolution. Taken together, there are several appropriate algorithms for physiological noise removal in ESG, rendering this an accessible and easy-to-use technique for non-invasive assessments of human spinal cord function.