Brain electrical grids and computing grids: A perfect match Mike X Cohen
The brain
GREEN The behavior
Brain electrical activity
Cutting-edge EEG recording technology 256 electrodes 1 kHz sampling ~5 GB/hour
Magnitude ( ) Phase angle ( ) real * imag. m Data dimension explosion
Beamforming for source localization
Data dimensions: 1)Space (spherical or 3D) 2)Time 3)Frequency (power vs. phase) 4)Experiment condition 5)Connectivity 6)Subjects Why we need computational power
Example of typical results
It gets worse: Anatomical connectivity is also important.
Voxels EEG connectivity matrix Voxels DTI connectivity matrix EEG single-trial power MNE conflict effect Seeded tractography Linking anatomical and functional connectivity
The problem: Brain data analyses involve many repeated transformations of very large data matrices. Standard computers cannot handle these analyses without annoying interventions.
The solution: A scalable, dynamic, and remotely accessible grid of processors.
*Note: open to collaborations starting in 2013!