SEP-induced activity and its thermographic cortical representation in a murine model

Biomed Tech (Berl). 2013 Jun;58(3):217-23. doi: 10.1515/bmt-2012-0075.

Abstract

This article is a methodical report on the generation of reproducible changes in brain activity in a murine model. Somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP) are used to generate synchronized cortical activity. After electrical stimulation of mice forelimbs, the potentials were recorded with a flexible thin-film polyimide electrode structure directly from the cortex. Every registration included a simultaneous recording from both hemispheres that repeated four times to reproduce and compare the results. The SEPs in the murine model were shown to generate a very stable signal. The latency of the second positive wave (P2 wave) ranged between 16 and 19 ms, and the N1-P2 amplitude ranged between 39 and 48 µV. In addition, the temperature distribution of the cortex was acquired using infrared thermography. Surface cortical temperature changed during electrical stimulation without a clear hemispheric correlation. These initial results could be a step toward a better understanding of the different synchronized cortical activities and basic methods of evaluation of various mathematical algorithms to detect them.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Action Potentials / physiology
  • Animals
  • Brain Mapping / instrumentation*
  • Brain Mapping / methods
  • Cortical Synchronization / physiology*
  • Electric Stimulation / instrumentation
  • Electric Stimulation / methods
  • Electrodes, Implanted*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory / physiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mice, Nude
  • Models, Animal*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Somatosensory Cortex / physiology*
  • Thermography / instrumentation*
  • Thermography / methods