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July 17, 2023

Comprehensive Course Offering: A step-by-step 12-week course to learn how to set up, collect, analyze EEG data, with Emotiv EPOC and EEGLAB MatLab

By Dr. Sarraf

Earlier this year, a few students asked for this topic to be offered as a course. After working on the details, this course will be ready for launch mid August, 2023. For those interested, please email your inquiries to: nilo.sarraf@gmail.com. Also see below for the further details.

Welcome to the world of neuroscience and the exciting realm of EEG data analysis! Are you fascinated by the inner workings of the Neural Oscillations of the human brain and eager to explore the depths of its electrical signals? Look no further, because our online course is here to guide you through this captivating journey.

Introducing our comprehensive curriculum designed to provide you with a high-level summary of the vast landscape of neuroscience while also equipping you with specialized skills in setting up, collecting, processing, and visualizing raw EEG data. Whether you’re a student, researcher, or enthusiast, this course offers an invaluable opportunity to dive deep into the realm of neurophysiology and gain practical expertise in EEG analysis.

The program spans 12 weeks, equivalent to one academic quarter, allowing you to immerse yourself in the intricacies of neuroscience and master the art of EEG data manipulation. With a maximum of 6 credits, you can earn valuable academic recognition while building a strong foundation in this cutting-edge field.

Throughout the course, we will focus on using the Emotiv EPOC neuroheadset series, a popular and user-friendly EEG device, along with the powerful EEGLab Matlab compiled open source software. These tools will serve as your gateway to unlocking the mysteries hidden within brainwave patterns, enabling you to extract meaningful insights and visualize the electrical activity of the brain.

Our experienced instructor, who are renowned experts in neuroscience and EEG analysis, will guide you step-by-step, ensuring that you grasp the fundamentals and progress towards advanced techniques. Through a combination of engaging lectures, hands-on practical sessions, and interactive assignments, you will gain the skills necessary to confidently navigate the world of EEG data analysis.

By the end of the course, you will have a comprehensive understanding of the broader field of neuroscience, as well as the ability to set up EEG experiments, collect raw data, process and analyze it using sophisticated algorithms, and visualize your findings in meaningful and impactful ways. These skills will open doors to various opportunities in research, clinical applications, and cognitive enhancement.

Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to expand your horizons and delve into the captivating realm of neuroscience and EEG data analysis. Enroll in our online course today and unlock the potential of the human mind!

Course Details

  • Goal
    • By the end of the quarter, depending on the student’s activities and involvement in following and learning the curriculum, the student will learn how to build their own EEG Lab for under $2000 USD, using Emotiv EPOC neuroheadset and EEGLab Matlab compiled open source software. 
  • Course Duration
    • One Quarter (12 weeks)
    • Each student, upon completion of the course, will receive a Certificate of Excellence of 6 Credits. 
  • Format
    • Weekly lectures and Q&A
      • One lecture per week (30-45-min video will be shared)
      • One Q&A live session per week on Zoom (30-45 min) 
    • Weekly materials
      • Study materials for the week will be shared in the form of Google Docs and/or PDFs per week. 
  • Things needed to attend and complete this course
    • Hardware and Software needed to complete the course – Optional (to get the most out of this course, we highly recommend it that you have both hardware and software necessary)
      • Emotiv EPOC neuroheadset – ~$849 USD
      • EEGLab Matlab compiled open source software – FREE
      • This course will walk you through how to install the hardware and the software too.
    • A good high speed computer with enough CPU and RAM of your choice.
    • A good high speed Internet connection of your choice.
    • A Zoom account – FREE
    • Availabilities to meet during the US Pacific Time Zone for the Q&A Live sessions – Optional if you choose NOT to attend the Q&A
  • Tuition and Fees

Please send inquires to: nilo.sarraf@gmail.com

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December 24, 2021

EEG artifacts removal & ERPs in Emotiv EPOC & EEGLAB

By Dr. Sarraf

If you are new doing research with neural oscillation (EEG) type studies, chances are you feel overwhelmed in this space, not only with the software/hardware products and solutions but also with the set up and the research design and methodology as a whole.

The good news is that there are forums and communities built around this space that are quite solid and strong. Yet learning from the forum discussions can be extremely time consuming and frustrating as well. This is one of the main reasons I wrote this book, to help researchers get started without needing to read volumes of documents spread across the many existing platforms.

While the book covers most of the essentials to help set up an EEG study, using Emotiv EPOC neuroheadset and EEGLAB, there are always some specific questions that might pop up. I try to answer those questions to best of my knowledge.

However, since there are many different nuances to methodologies, it is impossible to know the answer to all questions. In those cases, I highly recommend using your preferred search engines with the specifics because the engines tend to search the keywords in forums as well. If not, you can always go directly to forums and type your questions there.

In this blog post, I am including a couple of questions that tend to come up from time to time. I am also including a few helpful links at the end of this post.

Q1: Are there any educational materials to help guide in artifact removal when you were starting?

A1: I personally read lots of forum discussions (see Emotiv forums) or EEGLab forums. I also used Google search with specific questions as they came along during my data analysis.

In regards to artifacts removal, such as eye blinking, it can mostly be learned through practice. Artifact removal tends to be tricky and is mostly learned either in school labs or in the industry. If you have no experience in recognizing artifacts, I highly recommend reading the methodology sections of various published research papers and then start practicing until you feel comfortable in both recognizing as well as removing artifacts from your EEG bands data.

Q2: What are some of the helpful documentations with regards to EEGLab, specifically in importing events, setting epoch and saving the processed data (with removal of baseline and ran ICA).

A2: To my knowledge, depending on which EPOC series you have, the Emotiv Control Panel or the Emotiv Pro have features for ERP related tools. You can use these to set your ERPs. And when it comes to the baseline and ICA removals, you can do the same process as stated in my book.

Read more here: https://www.emotiv.com/glossary/evoked-response-potential

Also, Emotiv research page has links for research studies done at various universities. I used to scan through those papers’ methods chapters and sometimes found answers to specific questions as they came along. 


Also see:

https://forum.emotiv.com/
https://www.emotiv.com/category/independent-studies/
https://www.emotiv.com/category/publications/

Hope this helps. Happy holidays!

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