Steady state visual evoked potential informed fMRI analysis for alpha, beta and gamma bands

In this study, simultaneous EEG and fMRI measurements are recorded from 18 healthy subjects during steady state visual stimulation. The stimulation frequencies that belong to the alpha, beta and gamma bands, at which the highest EEG amplitudes were observed, were determined for each subjects. The fMRI responses at those specific stimulation frequencies were anlayzed. Both EEG amplitudes and the fMRI parameters, namely the extent of the active area and the mean percentage positive BOLD change r were observed to be the highest at the alpha band and the lowest at the gamma band.