.. _example_plot_meg.py:


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CANDECOMP/PARAFAC decomposition for analyzing MEG data
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MEG data is notriously complex. An SVD over the flattened matrix does not give
any useful or interpretable results. Using the extra structural information of
the dataset, a CANDECOMP/PARAFAC decomposition is able to pull out interesting
basis functions from this signal.

The waves at 50Hz represent the power line interference (recordings were done
in the UK), while the longer 10Hz waves appear to represent the "alpha wave"
of the brain.

The aperiodic signals represent the response of the brain to the presentation of
an image of a face, or an image of a scrambled face.




.. image:: images/plot_meg_001.png
    :align: center




**Python source code:** :download:`plot_meg.py <plot_meg.py>`

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**Total running time of the example:**  32.43 seconds
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