Implementing EEG hyperscanning setups

Paulo Barraza (1) , Guillaume Dumas (2, 3) , Huanhuan Liu (4, 5) , Gabriel Blanco-Gomez (6) , Marion van den Heuvel (7) , Martijn Baart (7, 8) , Alejandro Perez (6)

1 USACH - Universidad de Santiago de Chile [Santiago]
2 C3BI - Centre de Bioinformatique, Biostatistique et Biologie Intégrative
3 GHFC (UMR_3571 / U-Pasteur_1) - Génétique humaine et fonctions cognitives - Human Genetics and Cognitive Functions
4 USTL - University of Science and Technology LiaoNing
5 BNU - Beijing Normal University
6 University of Toronto at Scarborough
7 Tilburg University [Tilburg]
8 BCBL - Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language [Gipuzkoa, Espagne]

Hyperscanning refers to obtaining simultaneous neural recordings from more than one person (Montage et al., 2002 [1]), that can be used to study interactive situations. In particular, hyperscanning with Electroencephalography (EEG) is becoming increasingly popular since it allows researchers to explore the interactive brain with a high temporal resolution. Notably, there is a 40-year gap between the first instance that simultaneous measurement of EEG activity was mentioned in the literature (Duane and Behrendt, 1965 [2]), and the first actual description of an EEG hyperscanning setup being implemented (Babiloni et al., 2006 [3]). To date, specific EEG hyperscanning devices have not yet been developed and EEG hyperscanning setups are not usually described with sufficient detail to be easily reproduced. Here, we offer a step-by-step description of solutions to many of these technological challenges. Specifically, we describe and provide customized implementations of EEG hyperscanning setups using hardware and software from different companies: Brain Products, ANT, EGI, and BioSemi.

Mots clés: Interbrain; Hyperscanning; EEG; Brain-to-brain; B2B

Domaines: Neurosciences

Paulo Barraza, Guillaume Dumas, Huanhuan Liu, Gabriel Blanco-Gomez, Marion van den Heuvel, et al.. Implementing EEG hyperscanning setups. MethodsX, 2019, 6, pp.428-436. ⟨10.1016/j.mex.2019.02.021⟩. ⟨pasteur-02066572⟩