Feasibility of Magneto-Encephalography Scan under Color-Tailored Illumination

Abstract

Color plays an important part in human activities, and it also affects circadian cycle and the decision making process. Therefore, it is important to investigate human judgment under different color of illumination, especially because color perception is subjective. In this study, we developed required instrumentation to control the red (R), green (G), blue (B), and amber (A) colored light emitting diode (LED) lamp for carrying out magneto-encephalography (MEG) brain scans. We developed a software to generate all the colors in the visual spectrum, predefined white light combinations and saturation of an illuminated objects by using RGBA color pallet. The lamp is required to control from outside of the MEG electromagnetically shielded room with the LED lamp located inside the MEG room. Hence, USB is used for the communication mode. The feasibility of using LED lamp with MEG brain scanner has been validated for bio-medical and psychological MEG experiments.