Frequency Domain Joint Estimation of HRF and Stimulus from fUS Data

Master thesis (2022)

Authors

Y. Tao Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Contributors

Borbala Hunyadi Signal Processing Systems - EEMCS (supervisor 1)
R.C. Hendriks Signal Processing Systems - EEMCS (supervisor 2)
P. Kruizinga Signal Processing Systems - EEMCS (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science
Copyright: © 2022 Yitong Tao
Functional ultrasound Hemodynamic response IVA
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Published Date

22-09-2022

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Abstract

To better understand how brain signals are processed and even how the human mind works, analyzing the hemodynamic signal model is one of the most essential steps. In the CUBE group of Erasmus MC, functional ultrasound (fUS) data of a mouse’s brain is recorded. By using this fUS dataset, this thesis will solve the problem regarding the joint estimation of hemodynamic response function (HRF) and the underlying stimulus. Usually, hemodynamic responses are investigated in the time domain, while this thesis provides another perspective
from frequency domain signal processing.

We consider the hemodynamic response as a convolutive signal mixture, then try to transform it into an instantaneous mixing model by converting the context into the frequency domain. By applying independent vector analysis (IVA), this estimation problem can be solved without facing permutation ambiguity which is a well-unknown problem regarding independent component analysis (ICA). Additional steps before and after IVA are also discussed so that a whole estimation road map is formed.

Both simulation and experimental analysis are provided to validate this estimation algorithm. Results show that by using this method, both stimulus and HRF estimation can be achieved satisfyingly in a suitable experimental setting. This thesis provides insights and future potentials for IVA to be further investigated in neural signal processing problems.