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E E G F R E QU E N C Y
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EEG
FREQUENCY
Edited by
PHILIP GABLE, MATTHEW MILLER,
EDWARD BERNAT
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Contents
List of Contributors ix
Foreword xiii
Preface xv
PA RT I
1. Introduction: Methods for Collecting EEG Data for Frequency
Analyses in Humans 3
Philip A. Gable and Matthew W. Miller
2. Logic behind EEG Frequency Analysis: Basic Electricity and
Assumptions 15
Kyle J. Curham and John J. B. Allen
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8. Gamma Activity in Sensory and Cognitive Processing 145
Daniel Strüber and Christoph S. Herrmann
9. Frontal Midline Theta as a Model Specimen of Cortical Theta 178
James F. Cavanagh and Michael X Cohen
10. The Role of Alpha and Beta Oscillations in the Human EEG during
Perception and Memory Processes 202
Sebastian Michelmann, Benjamin Griffiths,
and Simon Hanslmayr
11. Theory and Research on Asymmetric Frontal Cortical Activity as
Assessed by EEG Frequency Analyses 220
Eddie Harmon-Jones, Taylor Popp, and Philip A. Gable
12. Oscillatory Activity in Sensorimotor Function 259
Bernadette C. M. van Wijk
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13. EEG Frequency Development across Infancy and Childhood 293
Kimberly Cuevas and Martha Ann Bell
14. Developmental Research on Time-Frequency Activity in
Adolescence and Early Adulthood 324
Stephen M. Malone, Jeremy Harper, and William G. Iacono
15. Theta-Beta Power Ratio: An Electrophysiological Signature of
Motivation, Attention and Cognitive Control 352
Dennis J. L. G. Schutter and J. Leon Kenemans
16. Cortical Source Localization in EEG Frequency Analysis 377
Wanze Xie and John E. Richards
17. Frequency Characteristics of Sleep 401
Alpár S. Lázár, Zsolt I. Lázár, and Róbert Bódizs
18. A Review of Oscillatory Brain Dynamics in Schizophrenia 434
Kevin M. Spencer
19. EEG Frequency Techniques for Imaging Control Functions
in Anxiety 464
Jason S. Moser, Courtney Louis, Lilianne Gloe,
Stefanie Russman Block, and Spencer Fix
Contents vii
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20. Bivariate Functional Connectivity Measures for Within-and
Cross-Frequency Coupling of Neuronal Oscillations 495
J. Matias Palva and Satu Palva
21. Multivariate Methods for Functional Connectivity Analysis 514
Selin Aviyente
22. Brain Stimulation Approaches to Investigate EEG Oscillations 532
Florian H. Kasten and Christoph S. Herrmann
23. Parameterizing Neural Field Potential Data 563
Bradley Voytek
Index 579
List of Contributors
Simon Hanslmayr, Professor, Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, School for Neuroscience
and Psychology, University of Glasgow, UK
Eddie Harmon-Jones, Professor, School of Psychological Science, University of New
South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Jeremy Harper, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Christoph S. Herrmann, Professor, Experimental Psychology Lab, Carl von Ossietzky
University, Oldenburg, Germany
William G. Iacono, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, MN
Florian H. Kasten, Experimental Psychology Lab, Carl von Ossietzky University,
Oldenburg, Germany
Andreas Keil, Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology and Center for the
Study of Emotion & Attention, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
J. Leon Kenemans, Professor, Biopsychology and Psychopharmacology, Utrecht
University, Utrecht, Netherlands
Alpár S. Lázár, Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences, University of East
Anglia, Norwich, UK
Zsolt I. Lázár, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Physics, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-
Napoca, Romania
Courtney Louis, Department of Psychology, College of Social Science, Michigan State
University, East Lansing, MI
Stephen M. Malone, Research Assistant Professor and Co-investigator, Minnesota
Center for Twin & Family Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Ali Mazaheri, Associate Professor, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham,
Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
Sebastian Michelmann, Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton, NJ
Matthew W. Miller, Associate Professor, School of Kinesiology, Auburn University,
Auburn, AL
Jason Moser, Professor, Department of Psychology College of Social Science, Psychology,
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Belel Ait Oumeziane, Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, West
Lafayette, IN
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS xi
Steven J. Luck
When Hans Berger conducted his pioneering human EEG recordings in the 1920s, his
first major discovery was the alpha rhythm, a 10-Hz oscillation that grew larger when the
subject’s eyes were closed. A few years later, Lord Adrian (my intellectual great-great-
grandfather) showed that the alpha rhythm also varied according to whether the subject
was focusing intensely or daydreaming. Thus the study of EEG oscillations was born.
But this area of research underwent a protracted childhood, because the scientists
of the mid-twentieth century could not easily see smaller oscillations amidst the cha-
otic twists and turns of the scalp EEG. To pull out specific neural processes from the
complex and noisy EEG, they began to use signal averaging techniques that can isolate
the brain potentials that are triggered by specific events such as the onset of a light (the
event-related potentials or ERPs). However, these techniques assume that the phase of
the signal is constant across trials, and the application of signal averaging to EEG data
eliminates or hopelessly distorts oscillating activity. Indeed, for the first 30 years of my
own research career, I viewed the alpha rhythm as a nuisance that should be suppressed
lest it contaminate my precious ERP waveforms.
All of this began to change in the 1980s and 1990s, partly driven by high-profile studies
of local field potential oscillations in animals and partly driven by the application of
time-frequency analysis methods to human EEG recordings. The brain oscillations that
were obscured by signal averaging could now be visualized and quantified. A new gen-
eration of researchers began studying human EEG oscillations and linking them with
microelectrode data from animals and computational models of brain dynamics.
In science, the introduction of a new approach often leads to a burst of progress
followed by the realization that things are not as simple as they seem. The new wave of
oscillation research followed this common path, with the discovery of important new
phenomena being accompanied by conceptual and methodological challenges. One
such challenge—related to the famous Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle—is that pre-
cision in the time-domain is inversely related to precision in the frequency domain. The
more precisely you determine the frequency of an oscillation, the less you can say about
when the oscillation was present.
A second important challenge is the difficulty of distinguishing between bona fide
oscillations and other kinds of neural events. Part of the genius of the Fourier transform
xiv Foreword
Motivation
The time is ripe for a comprehensive book on the array of historical and cutting-edge
frequency and time-frequency approaches to studying EEG/ERP because of the wide-
spread interest in frequency research. There is a great need for a book organizing the di-
verse and important methods of EEG frequency analyses and interpreting the resultant
measures.
One stream of research comes from traditional (band-based) frequency analyses.
Likewise, understanding the cutting-edge frequency analyses which may not be familiar
to many EEG researchers is increasingly important for investigators applying frequency
analyses. However, there is a major need for a comprehensive handbook on analyses
within this domain. Although research has been rapidly accumulating over the last
decade, there has not been sufficient organization of research on the topic. We believe
this comprehensive handbook is increasingly necessary to help delineate the boundaries
of the area, the major scientific questions that need to be addressed, and the core theor-
etical frameworks that can guide future research and development.
Thus, a specific goal of this book is to bring together these various scientific
perspectives and research approaches within a single reference volume that provides an
integrated, cutting-edge overview of the current state of the field. This volume comprises
contributions from leading researchers within various allied disciplines.
The use of electroencephalography (EEG) to study the human mind has seen tre-
mendous growth across a vast array of disciplines due to increased ease of use and
affordability of the technology. EEG is a non-invasive measure of electrical brain ac-
tivity. Typically, researchers investigate the EEG signal using either time-domain (e.g.,
ERP) analyses or frequency analyses. Several books have examined practicalities of
conducting ERP analyses and interpreting various ERP measures. However, a compre-
hensive book has yet to be developed organizing the numerous ways to process EEG
frequency and interpreting frequency measures linked to cognitive, affective, and motor
processes.
We (editors Philip, Matt, and Ed) felt a great need for a book organizing the diverse
and fascinating methods of EEG frequency analyses and interpreting the resultant
measures. Frequency analyses provide unique assessments of neural functioning,
neural connectivity, and “resting” neural activity studied by EEG researchers. Further,
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frequency-domain measures are reliably associated with cognitive, affective, and motor
processes of great interest to neuroscientists and psychological scientists. For example,
asymmetrical activation of the frontal cortex as measured by the inverse of alpha-band
activity is closely linked with motivation and emotion. In addition, analyses examining
the synchrony of EEG frequencies recorded from different scalp locations allow
researchers to examine brain connectivity without having to incur the costs of magnetic
resonance imaging.
ORIGIN
As EEG frequency researchers, we wanted a resource that introduced the myriad ways
in which EEG frequency analyses are being investigated. This volume began while the
lead editor, Philip, was on sabbatical and seeking to begin a new chapter in his career.
During that time, he visited with Matt Miller and the project quickly developed into a
collaborative project. After developing the project more, Matt and Philip brought Ed
Bernat on board.
As individual editors, we each had areas of expertise in EEG frequency research, but
in developing this volume, we quickly discovered that each of our individual areas of
expertise were far different from each other. Three editors were necessary to even try
to cover the breadth of EEG frequency research being conducted. In addition, we did
not want to create a handbook that focused on EEG frequency research specifically in
emotion, cognition, or clinical applications. Instead, we wanted to provide a survey of
the breadth of work being conducted with EEG frequency research. Try as we might, we
also acknowledge this handbook will inevitably fail to cover everyone’s interest across all
topics. To that end, we hope to receive feedback from readers so that future editions of
this handbook can be expanded to encompass the ever-growing field of EEG frequency
research.
Together, the project has been a long labor, but well worth the time and effort to de-
velop the resource. We have been especially excited to work with leading experts in the
field as they develop chapters for the volume. We are excited for you as the reader to see
what we have gotten to see throughout the editing process: the excitement and develop-
ment of EEG frequency research across a wide range of fields and programs of research.
ORGANIZATION
To aid in reading the handbook, much thought and structuring has been given to the
organization of the chapters. As a whole, the book provides a systematic summary of
EEG frequency analyses and applications. Individual chapters give depth to each type
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LIMITATIONS OF THE
CURRENT VOLUME
As with any book, the current volume is not a complete work on the topic of EEG fre-
quency analyses. In addition, this is not the first book on EEG frequency research. Many
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excellent books have been published this topic. Here we mention what the current book
does not include and refer the reader to additional resources available in other books.
One of the most inspiring resources for us as editors is Steven J. Luck and Emily
S. Kappenman’s Oxford Handbook on Event-Related Potential Components. This book
has been used in our courses and labs, as well as by countless other EEG researchers. It
focuses on the excellent work that has investigated the spectrum of ERP components
derived from EEG research. We were inspired to build a similar handbook that would
cover EEG frequency analyses. The current book does not address ERP research in
much detail. The closest chapters addressing ERP research are Chapters 4 and 5. For
those desiring a more comprehensive volume on ERP analyses, please see Luck and
Kappenman.
Another extraordinary resource is Mike X. Cohen’s Analyzing Neural Time Series
Data: Theory and Practice. This book has served as the primary resource for many EEG
researchers, including us, to learn how to conduct time-frequency analyses, and to teach
our students how to perform the analyses. The book is particularly helpful in guiding
the reader from the mathematical bases of frequency analyses to the implementation
of these analyses in MATLAB. These analyses are referenced throughout our book and
include fast Fourier transforms, complex Morlet wavelet convolution, intertrial phase
clustering, surface Laplacian filtering, phase-and power-based connectivity measures,
and cross-frequency coupling. Chapters in our book that address these “how-to” topics
include Chapters 4, 5, 19, 20, 21, and 23.
Finally, Chapter 1 of this volume describes how to collect EEG data. For readers
who which to have greater detail about implementing and collect EEG from human
participants, we recommend Dickter and Kieffaber’s EEG Methods for the Psychological
Sciences. This book is an excellent resource for researchers beginning to implement EEG.
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Chapter 1
INTRODU C T I ON
Methods for Collecting EEG Data for Frequency
Analyses in Humans
This chapter aims to provide a structure for readers to understand the methodology
behind collecting EEG (electroencephalography) presented in the subsequent chapters.
It is important to first understand the research methods involved in recording EEG fre-
quency before delving into more advanced frequency analyses and the interpretations.
As researchers, we focus this first chapter on a brief introduction to the topic of EEG
methodology and scientific practices. To begin, however, we feel it is important to lay
down definitions for terms used throughout the book.
EEG refers to the recording of electrical brain activity from the human scalp. It is one
of the most common methods for measuring brain functioning in areas of mind, brain,
and behavior science. EEG data contain rhythmic activity or waves that may reflect
neural oscillations, or fluctuations in the excitability of populations of neurons (more
on this later). These rhythmic fluctuations are typically described using two main
descriptors. The first is frequency, which is the speed of the wave, and it is measured
in hertz (Hz), which is the number of wave cycles per second. The second is power,
which is the squared amplitude of the wave. The greater the power of an oscillation, the
greater the energy of that oscillation. All of the chapters in this work discuss frequency
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with most referencing power. Sometimes researchers investigate the phase of the wave,
which is the position of the wave measured in radians or degrees. Many of the chapters
included here discuss phase.
The brain produces rhythms in multiple frequencies, which can be isolated from
the raw EEG signal using multiple techniques described by Curhamn & Allen in
Chapter 2, and Voytek in Chapter 23). Different psychological processes are linked to
different frequencies, which are often grouped into bands. The most commonly studied
bands include delta (1–4 Hz), theta (4–8 Hz), alpha (8–12 Hz), beta (13–30 Hz), and
gamma (lower gamma 30–80 Hz; upper gamma 80–150 Hz). While these are not the
only frequency bands, these are the bands most typically associated with processes
of mind and behavior measured by EEG. Importantly, these bands are not defined
without reason, but instead reflect biological changes at the cellular level (see Cohen,
2014 and Buzsaki, 2006 for reviews). However, these bands are not rigid and may vary
depending on individual differences, such as brain development, structure, and chem-
istry. Chapters in the second section of this work note how different frequency bands are
associated with cognitive, motivational, and sensorimotor processes.
These definitions are by no means complete. Individual chapters provide more pre-
cise definitions of terms used. With this initial framework, readers should be able to
venture into subsequent chapters focusing in more detail on these definitions. Because
EEG is a rather complex measure, we focus in more detail on the physiological basis and
scientific methods used to record and process EEG.
EEG is measured because all nerve cells communicate using electrical signals, sending
information throughout the brain and to the rest of the body. Within a neuron, an action
potential is an electrical wave that runs from the axon hillock at the cell body to the axon
terminals. At the axon terminals, the action potential causes neurotransmitter to be
released. This neurotransmitter crosses the synaptic gap and binds to receptors on the
membrane of the postsynaptic cell. Binding to the receptor causes voltage changes by
activating ion channels or second messengers that either excite or inhibit the postsynaptic
neuron. The summation of this voltage change in the membrane of the dendrites and cell
body of the postsynaptic neuron is called a postsynaptic potential. Postsynaptic potentials
tend to occur locally, rather than moving down the axon. This allows postsynaptic
potentials to summate rather than to cancel, resulting in voltage changes that have larger
amplitudes and can be recorded on the cortical surface or at the scalp.
When tens of thousands to millions of neurons are excited or inhibited at the same
time, the voltage change outside the cell (extracellular potential) can be recorded at the
scalp using EEG, which measures the sum of electrical activity from excitatory and in-
hibitory postsynaptic potentials over this collection of neurons. The activity can only be
recorded on the scalp surface because tissue (cerebrospinal fluid, meninges, skull, and
INTRODUCTION 5
skin) between the neurons and scalp conducts the electrical signal. In addition, for elec-
trical activity to be projected to the scalp, cellular alignment must be precisely arranged
in parallel so that their effects cumulate to project the electrical activity to the scalp (see
Curhamn & Allen, Chapter 2; Keil & Thigpen, Chapter 3). Neurons must be arranged
so that the cluster of neurons all have dendrites at one pole and axons departing at the
opposite pole. This arrangement is called an open field and occurs when neurons are
organized in layers. The cortex, cerebellum, and parts of the thalamus tend to have this
open field arrangement of neurons resulting from pyramidal cells.
Due to the electrical basis of the EEG signal, EEG has excellent ability to tell us when
something is happening in the brain. This is called temporal resolution and is one of
the greatest strengths of the EEG signal. The EEG signal measures neural activity at the
accuracy of milliseconds, which allows for the ongoing measurement of psychological
processes as they unfold (Luck, 2014).
However, the EEG signal is limited in its ability to measure where something is
occurring. This is called spatial resolution and is one of the greatest weaknesses of the
EEG signal. Depending on where the source of the EEG signal is generated, the orien-
tation of the open field neurons might not be parallel to the scalp, thus generating EEG
signals in multiple directions. In addition, resistors (e.g., the skull) in the tissue between
the neurons and scalp can cause the EEG signal to spread out. Because of the volume
conduction through the head, as well as the orientation of the pyramidal cells emitting
the signal, the spatial location of the signal is difficult to ascertain. As Keil and Thigpen
(Chapter 3) note, a difference in frequency power between two experimental conditions
could be the result of a different number of neurons activated, the temporal order in
which they were activated, or neurons with different orientations being activated. To
address EEG’s limited spatial resolution, cortical source localization techniques have
been developed and are reviewed by Xie and Richards (Chapter 19). In sum, using an
analogy from Steve Luck’s ERP Boot Camp, the EEG signal is like being able to see every
frame of a movie as it unfolds. However, because of the low spatial resolution, the movie
appears a bit blurry.
The earliest method of EEG measurement was implemented by Hans Berger in the
late 1920s. In his early experiments, he used two sponges soaked in saline connected
to an amplifier (Berger, 1929). While the equipment and processing of EEG signal has
advanced considerably since that time, the basic components remain similar. EEG
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electrodes are placed on or near the head, the signal from the electrode is transmitted to
an amplifier, and the signal is digitized and recorded.
In psychological research labs, EEG is usually recorded from 32, 64, 128, or more
electrodes. In other research (e.g., sleep, nonhuman) fewer electrodes (2–8 electrodes)
is more typical. When larger numbers of electrodes are used, electrodes are mounted in
an electrode cap or net. When fewer electrodes are used, electrodes may be positioned
individually on the head using a bonding agent. Electrodes can either be wet electrodes
or dry electrodes. Wet electrodes are made of silver, silver-chloride, or tin, and a con-
ductive gel or liquid is placed inside or around the electrode. Dry electrode systems
use electrodes coated in gold, silver, or nickel, and place electrodes directly on the scalp
without a conductive medium. Wet electrodes generally have higher signal quality, but
dry electrodes may be preferred when high impedance levels are tolerable, or when re-
cording for long periods.
Electrode systems will have active or passive electrodes. Active electrodes con-
tain a small pre-amplification unit directly attached to the conductive metal in
the electrode. This allows the EEG signal picked up at the sensor to be immedi-
ately amplified before additional environmental noise can be introduced. Passive
electrodes do not have amplification at the electrode, and instead carry the signal to
an amplifier about a meter away. Compared to passive electrodes, active electrodes
minimize noise introduced during signal transmission, tolerate high impedance re-
cording, and reduce participant preparation time. Passive electrodes have a lower
profile to benefit transcranial magnetic stimulation over the cap and can be used
inside an MRI bore.
Electrode placement is predominantly based on the 10–20 system (Jasper, 1958).
Electrodes are named using the first letter to refer to the brain region under the electrode
from anterior to posterior (e.g., Fp—frontal pole, F—frontal, C—central, P—parietal,
T—temporal, O—occipital). Numbers following the letter are used to indicate the lateral
position of the electrodes. Ascending odd numbers indicate sites more lateral over the
left hemisphere of the brain, whereas ascending even numbers indicate sites more lateral
over the right hemisphere of the brain. The letter Z is used to designate medial sites. In
addition to the recording electrodes, EEG also requires a ground electrode, which assists
in reducing electrical noise, as well as a reference electrode placed on the head or face.
The raw EEG signal is usually filtered during recording. Signals below 0.1 Hz or above
200 Hz are removed because the frequency bands of interest fall within this range.
A filter at 60 Hz (in North and South America) or 50 Hz (in Europe, Asia, and Africa)
may also be used to further reduce electrical noise from alternating current.
1.6 Artifacts
The quality of the EEG is crucial to EEG frequency analysis. To best record EEG signal
reflecting brain activity, researchers must remove signal that occurs because of anything
other than neural activity. Signal that is not naturally present is called artifact. These
INTRODUCTION 7
can be biological (e.g., muscle movement) or nonbiological (e.g., electrical noise). Much
artifact can by eliminated by taking preventative measures. Artifact that cannot be
prevented should be removed.
Muscle artifact, or electromyography (EMG), is one of the most common types of
artifacts and is usually high in frequency (100–500 Hz). Usually, this falls outside of the
frequency range typically investigated by researchers. However, some muscle artifact
may seep into lower frequencies. Researchers can reduce muscle artifact by instructing
participants to limit their muscle movements. Muscle artifact that does occur can be
removed through visual inspection, filtering, and automatic artifact detection algo-
rithm. It should be noted that some muscle artifact may be related to the experiment
(e.g., sensorimotor studies). In such cases, it may be beneficial to measure EMG at the
site movement is expected (e.g., the hand), then control for it in analyses.
Eye movements are another common type of artifact. The eyeball is polarized which
causes large artifact in the form of voltage changes resulting from moving the eyes. Like
dealing with muscle artifact, eye movement artifact can be removed from signal using
recordings near the eyes called electro-oculograms (EOG). One pair of EOG electrodes
are placed above and below the eye, while another pair is placed just lateral to either eye
on the temple. Eye blinks also create eye movement artifact. It is preferable to correct
blink artifact using an artifact reduction algorithm based on regression, principal com-
ponent analyses, or independent component analyses.
Artifacts occurring in the environment are the result of nonbiological factors. The
most common sources of these artifacts are the result of external electrical noise coming
from compact fluorescent lightbulbs, data hubs, or electrical junctions. Grounding will
aid in reducing these sources of noise, as will electromagnetically shielded rooms.
Once an EEG signal is recorded, the raw data must go through several processing
steps before it is in a format useable in analyses. The raw signal is collected in the
time-domain but must be converted into a frequency-domain representation. One
way this can be accomplished is in the form of a power spectrum, which collapses fre-
quency data across time to map the frequencies present. A frequency analysis can be
conducted over windows that are minutes, seconds, or milliseconds in length; these are
called epochs. Epochs that are seconds or minutes can be analyzed for power spectra
using a Fourier transform, which decomposes a signal into a series of sine and cosine
functions of various frequencies. The function of each frequency begins with its own
phase. A Fourier transformation assumes that the epoch repeats infinitely forward
and infinitely backward in time. A process called windowing is used to prevent artifact
created from the Fourier transform. However, windowing can also introduce artifact
and data loss into the frequency analysis. Overlapping epochs is a way to prevent dis-
continuity, data loss near the ends of the epoch, and to help meet the assumptions of the
Fourier transform in windowing.
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One of the most common forms of signal frequency processing is to use a fast
Fourier transform (FFT). An FFT provides the spectrum of frequency power for a
period, which is often averaged across a range of frequencies comprising a band (e.g.,
theta). It also provides a spectrum of phase. The power spectrum reflects the energy
of each frequency determined by the squared amplitude of the wave. The phase spec-
trum reflects the phase in radians or degrees of the sine or cosine wave at each interval
(e.g., 1/T). Most frequency analyses focus exclusively on frequency power. However,
there is increasing interest in examining the phase of frequencies (e.g., see Michelmann,
Griffiths, & Hanslmayr, Chapter 10; Palva & Palva, Chapter 20). Crucially, the FFT has
two limitations: it poorly depicts changes in the frequency spectrum over time, and it
assumes the EEG data are stationary during the period to which the FFT is applied. To
overcome these limitations, time-resolved frequency decomposition techniques are
growing in popularity, particularly wavelet analyses (e.g., complex Morlet wavelets),
which reveal changes in power at various frequencies with excellent temporal precision
(see Aviyente, Chapter 4; Weinberg, Ethridge, Oumeziane, & Foti, Chapter 5).
1 There have been special issues in the International Journal of Psychophysiology and Psychophysiology
devoted to reproducibility and, relatedly, open science in cognitive electrophysiology, and readers are
encouraged to read these special issues (Kappenman & Keil, 2017; Larson & Moser, 2017).
INTRODUCTION 9
Each study should test specific hypotheses because results that confirm hypotheses
are more likely to be true than results based on exploratory analyses (Ioannidis, 2005).
Thus, it is crucial that researchers do not rewrite their hypotheses to fit with their results,
a practice known as HARKing (hypothesizing after results are known), as it exaggerates
the confidence the reader has that the results are true. One method to avoid HARKing
is pre-registering hypotheses using the Open Science Framework (osf.io), aspredicted.
org, or other repositories. However, formulating specific hypotheses for cognitive elec-
trophysiology studies can be difficult, especially if researchers want to frame them stat-
istically. For example, a researcher may be confident in predicting that an experimental
condition will affect EEG activity, but they may struggle to define “EEG activity” as
a dependent variable. In ERP studies, this is less of a concern because the dependent
variables (ERP components) are well-characterized (Kappenman & Luck, 2012); how-
ever, there are fewer well-characterized time-frequency variables. Although researchers
can be vague about defining their time-frequency variables, they should then use stat-
istical analyses with strict corrections for multiple comparisons (see Cohen, 2014). This
reduces the likelihood of making Type I errors, but consequently increases the likeli-
hood of making Type II errors. (Researchers may also consider data-driven region-of-
interest approaches; see Brooks et al., 2017). Therefore, time-frequency analyses will
benefit from having well-defined dependent variables (Indeed, this was an initial im-
petus for this book!).
For example, if a researcher believes an experimental manipulation is likely to influence
EEG activity related to cognitive control, they can have a clearly defined dependent vari-
able of oscillatory activity in the theta frequency bandwidth measured from frontal mid-
line electrodes over a certain time (Cavanagh & Cohen, Chapter 9). In a pre-registration,
researchers should use a more precise definition of their dependent variable than “frontal
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midline theta”. For example, they could specify that they will determine the wavelet of 4–
8 Hz that exhibits the greatest peak power between 200 and 600 ms after stimulus onset
at electrode Fz for each participant, and then compute the average power of this wavelet
during the 200–600 ms time epoch at Fz. They could also introduce some flexibility into
the specification of the dependent variable by noting that they will choose a different band-
width, epoch, and/or electrode if the grand average time-frequency plot (averaged across
all conditions) reveals an unexpected time-frequency and/or scalp distribution. In this
example, the average across all conditions avoids biasing the analysis in favor of choosing
a time-frequency window exhibiting differences between conditions. Besides reducing
HARKing and facilitating the specification of dependent variables, pre-registration is cru-
cial for holding researchers accountable to their research design, statistical analyses, and
sample size; however, none of these positive features of pre-registration work if researchers
deviate from their pre- registration without properly noting the deviation (Claesen
et al., 2019).
Another way that researchers can increase the likelihood that study results are reprodu-
cible is by increasing the power of their studies (Ioannidis, 2005). Alarmingly, Button
and colleagues’ (2013) analysis of neuroscience studies found their average power was
very low (8–31%). There are two general ways that researchers can increase the power of
their studies. First, researchers should attempt to maximize the effect they are studying
and minimize its variance (i.e., increase the standardized effect size). This can be done
by using strong experimental manipulations and reliable dependent variables, such
as those discussed in this work. Additionally, researchers should increase the signal
to noise ratio in their studies by optimizing the number of trials and collecting good
EEG data (Cohen, 2017; Luck, 2014).2 Further, when possible, researchers should use
within-subjects designs, which is already the case in many cognitive electrophysi-
ology studies. Second, researchers should collect larger samples, which is particu-
larly important when testing between-subjects effects or within-between subject
interaction effects. Cognitive electrophysiology studies can require a lot of time to
collect and process data, so collecting more participants may seem burdensome, es-
pecially for researchers investigating small–medium effects. For example, a two-tailed
2
A good way for researchers to benefit the field (and their citation count) may be for them to establish
the number of trials required for different time-frequency variables in different paradigms, which has
been done for ERP variables (e.g., Rietdijk et al., 2014). It is worth noting that simply adding more trials
may not increase the signal to noise ratio, since participants may fidget more toward the end of long data
collections, consequently increasing noise.
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"Red to red—eh? Fire to fire when a red woman marries a red man;
because it's well known when red loves red—however, I'm not one to cry
danger afore it's in sight. Live and let live is my motto, and never more than
now, when my own days be running out so fast."
"We must be reasonable to age. Justice the married pair will be prepared
to do me; but damn it, when you be in sight of seventy-five and feel older,
along of trial and disappointments, you've a right to a bit more than justice
from the rising generation; and I mean to have it."
"As to you, I'll be your friend as before, Melinda, and Ford must
understand I am so. There's something in me that holds out the hand of
friendship again and again until seventy-times seven; and in your case,
though it's turning the other cheek to the smiter, still I do it."
"A proper living Christian, as we all know," declared Mrs. Honeysett,
much relieved. She talked for some time and presently left, filled with
admiration for Joe's sentiments.
Then came home Susan and her husband in the best of spirits, to be
gratified in their turn by the amiability of their welcome. They had often
debated what form it would take, and forgot that Mr. Stockman had suffered
the unexampled experience of being without his daughter for a fortnight.
Both were deeply interested in the story of Lawrence and Dinah; but
while Soosie-Toosie ventured to hope that the right thing had happened,
Thomas took a contrary opinion.
"Two wrongs don't make a right," he said, "nor yet two hundred. I speak
as a man who now knows the dignity of the married state, and I think
they've done a very wicked deed and will be punished for it. She's a lost
creature in my opinion."
"Because marriage be the work of the Lord upon two human hearts,"
said Mr. Palk; "and when they have clove together by the plan of their
Maker, they be one and can no more be set apart by any human contrivance
than the growing grain from the young corn. Be God likely to make a
mistake and bring two people together unless He knew they was made for
each other? 'Tis only our wicked craving for novelty makes us think there's
misfits."
"If us all waited till your age, no doubt there wouldn't be so many,"
admitted Joe, "and so long as the law don't make love a part of marriage, so
long there'll be failures. But we must be merciful to circumstances so far as
we can. Many marry each other as was never intended to do so by their
Creator, and when such wants to part, it may often be that He'd like to see
'em allowed to do so afore the man cuts the woman's throat, or she puts
poison in his tea."
"But if marriage wears like ours will, then give God the credit,"
suggested Mrs. Palk.
"'Tis a magnificent state in my opinion," declared Thomas, "and there'll
be no shadow of turning with me and Susan. We be wonderful addicted to
each other a'ready."
"Take that woman to Barnstaple," added his wife. "There was a case,
father. Her husband left her more'n seven years ago and was thought to have
lost his reason and killed himself, which no doubt he did do. She tried her
bestest to find the man high and low, but couldn't, and a bit after the seven
years were over, Mrs. Courtier called upon the law to say she was free. And
the law done so. And she married a publican while we was there, and Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Stockman went to the wedding, for everybody was well
content about it. 'Twas a great affair."
"The law can't act unless you set it in motion," explained Joe, "and so
far as we know, the man's real wife will never hear what he's done."
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