A stereoscopic system for viewing the temporal evolution of brain activity clusters in response to linguistic stimuli

Angus Forbes, Javier Villegas, Kyle R. Almryde, Elena Plante

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Abstract

In this paper, we present a novel application, 3D+Time Brain View, for the stereoscopic visualization of functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) data gathered from participants exposed to unfamiliar spoken languages. An analysis technique based on Independent Component Analysis (ICA) is used to identify statistically significant clusters of brain activity and their changes over time during different testing sessions. That is, our system illustrates the temporal evolution of participants' brain activity as they are introduced to a foreign language through displaying these clusters as they change over time. The raw fMRI data is presented as a stereoscopic pair in an immersive environment utilizing passive stereo rendering. The clusters are presented using a ray casting technique for volume rendering. Our system incorporates the temporal information and the results of the ICA into the stereoscopic 3D rendering, making it easier for domain experts to explore and analyze the data.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of SPIE-IS and T Electronic Imaging - Stereoscopic Displays and Applications XXV
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Print)9780819499288
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event25th Stereoscopic Displays and Applications Conference, SD and A 2014 - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: Feb 3 2014Feb 5 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume9011
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Other

Other25th Stereoscopic Displays and Applications Conference, SD and A 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period2/3/142/5/14

Keywords

  • fMRI
  • independent component analysis
  • language acquisition
  • stereoscopic visualization
  • time-series data

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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