diff --git a/src/modality-specific-files/magnetoencephalography.md b/src/modality-specific-files/magnetoencephalography.md index c85e20f7ce..490662d34a 100644 --- a/src/modality-specific-files/magnetoencephalography.md +++ b/src/modality-specific-files/magnetoencephalography.md @@ -89,17 +89,20 @@ which some installations impose to be run on raw data prior to analysis. Such processing steps are needed for example because of active shielding software corrections that have to be performed to before the MEG data can actually be exploited. -### Recording EEG simultaneously with MEG +### Recording (i)EEG simultaneously with MEG -Note that if EEG is recorded with a separate amplifier, +Note that if (i)EEG is recorded with a separate amplifier, it SHOULD be stored separately under a new `/eeg` data type -(see [the EEG specification](electroencephalography.md)). +(see the [EEG](electroencephalography.md) and +[iEEG](intracranial-electroencephalography.md) specifications). -If however EEG is recorded simultaneously **with the same MEG system**, +If however (i)EEG is recorded simultaneously **with the same MEG system**, it MAY be stored under the `/meg` data type. In that case, it SHOULD have the same sampling frequency as MEG (see `SamplingFrequency` field below). -Furthermore, the EEG sensor coordinates SHOULD be specified using MEG-specific coordinate -systems (see [coordinates section](#coordinate-system-json-_coordsystemjson) below and +Furthermore, (i)EEG sensor coordinates MAY be recorded in an +[`electrodes.tsv`](electroencephalography.md#electrodes-description-_electrodestsv) +file using MEG-specific coordinate systems +(see [Coordinate System JSON](#coordinate-system-json-_coordsystemjson) below and the [Coordinate Systems Appendix](../appendices/coordinate-systems.md)). ### Sidecar JSON (`*_meg.json`) diff --git a/src/schema/rules/files/raw/channels.yaml b/src/schema/rules/files/raw/channels.yaml index 2c74cc405e..06c213be17 100644 --- a/src/schema/rules/files/raw/channels.yaml +++ b/src/schema/rules/files/raw/channels.yaml @@ -72,6 +72,15 @@ electrodes: acquisition: optional space: optional +# MEG has an additional entity available +electrodes__meg: + $ref: rules.files.raw.channels.electrodes + datatypes: + - meg + entities: + $ref: rules.files.raw.channels.electrodes.entities + processing: optional + optodes: suffixes: - optodes