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Detrended Fluctuation Analysis: A Scale-Free View on Neuronal Oscillations

Overview of attention for article published in Frontiers in Physiology, January 2012
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Title
Detrended Fluctuation Analysis: A Scale-Free View on Neuronal Oscillations
Published in
Frontiers in Physiology, January 2012
DOI 10.3389/fphys.2012.00450
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Authors

Richard Hardstone, Simon-Shlomo Poil, Giuseppina Schiavone, Rick Jansen, Vadim V. Nikulin, Huibert D. Mansvelder, Klaus Linkenkaer-Hansen

Abstract

Recent years of research have shown that the complex temporal structure of ongoing oscillations is scale-free and characterized by long-range temporal correlations. Detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA) has proven particularly useful, revealing that genetic variation, normal development, or disease can lead to differences in the scale-free amplitude modulation of oscillations. Furthermore, amplitude dynamics is remarkably independent of the time-averaged oscillation power, indicating that the DFA provides unique insights into the functional organization of neuronal systems. To facilitate understanding and encourage wider use of scaling analysis of neuronal oscillations, we provide a pedagogical explanation of the DFA algorithm and its underlying theory. Practical advice on applying DFA to oscillations is supported by MATLAB scripts from the Neurophysiological Biomarker Toolbox (NBT) and links to the NBT tutorial website http://www.nbtwiki.net/. Finally, we provide a brief overview of insights derived from the application of DFA to ongoing oscillations in health and disease, and discuss the putative relevance of criticality for understanding the mechanism underlying scale-free modulation of oscillations.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Netherlands 7 1%
United States 3 <1%
United Kingdom 3 <1%
Australia 2 <1%
Spain 2 <1%
India 1 <1%
Canada 1 <1%
Germany 1 <1%
Denmark 1 <1%
Other 2 <1%
Unknown 582 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 140 23%
Researcher 105 17%
Student > Master 100 17%
Student > Bachelor 69 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 28 5%
Other 81 13%
Unknown 82 14%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Neuroscience 132 22%
Psychology 73 12%
Engineering 62 10%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 47 8%
Medicine and Dentistry 45 7%
Other 132 22%
Unknown 114 19%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 December 2023.
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