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The Inter-Subject Correlation Of Eeg In Response To Naturalistic Stimuli, Samantha S. Cohen
The Inter-Subject Correlation Of Eeg In Response To Naturalistic Stimuli, Samantha S. Cohen
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Inter-subject correlation is a measure of the similarity of the brain activity of a group of people as they respond to the same naturalistic stimulus, typically a story or video, meant to simulate a real world experience. This thesis tests the hypothesis that the correlation of the brain responses of a group of people is indicative of stimulus engagement. The rationale is that the content of the stimulus drives brain activity in a consistent manner, while internal thoughts are divergent and result in uncorrelated activity. The inter-subject correlation (ISC) of neural responses have previously been assessed with fMRI, EEG, and …