Abstract
Over time, various neuroimaging methods have been developed to address brain diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, and research; however, there is a gap in terms of sensitivity, area of coverage, invasiveness, and participant mobility during neuroimaging. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), for example, provides high-resolution analysis of whole brain function, but requires the subject to remain immobile. This limitation restricts the study of brain function during everyday activities. In addition, fMRI is not an inexpensive or portable method. On the other hand, scalp electroencephalography (EEG) allows patient movement during the assessment, but does not capture deep brain activity, whereas intracranial EEG does address this limitation, but is invasive and reserved for special cases where the benefits outweigh the risks.
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