Welcome to the FieldTrip website
FieldTrip is the MATLAB software toolbox for MEG, EEG and iEEG analysis, which is released free of charge as open source software under the GNU general public license. FieldTrip is developed by members and collaborators of the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour at Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Please cite the reference paper when you have used FieldTrip in your study.
Robert Oostenveld, Pascal Fries, Eric Maris, and Jan-Mathijs Schoffelen. FieldTrip: Open Source Software for Advanced Analysis of MEG, EEG, and Invasive Electrophysiological Data. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience, 2011; 2011:156869.
To get started, head over to the getting started documentation and the tutorials.
Latest release
The latest code developments can be tracked in detail on GitHub.
Recent citations
These are recent citations on Pubmed, you can find a more complete list on Google Scholar.
Spatiotemporal signal space separation for regions of interest: Application for extracting neuromagnetic responses evoked by deep brain stimulation
Oswal A, Abdi‐Sargezeh B, Sharma A, Özkurt TE, Taulu S, Sarangmat N, Green AL, Litvak V Human Brain Mapping, 2024 Jan 30; 45(2):e26602.
The representation of priors and decisions in the human parietal cortex
Marshall TR, Ruesseler M, Hunt LT, O’Reilly JX PLOS Biology, 2024 Jan 29; 22(1):e3002383.
Brain flexibility increases during the peri-ovulatory phase as compared to early follicular phase of the menstrual cycle
Liparoti M, Cipriano L, Troisi Lopez E, Polverino A, Minino R, Sarno L, Sorrentino G, Lucidi F, Sorrentino P Scientific Reports, 2024 Jan 23; 14:1976.
Ramping dynamics and theta oscillations reflect dissociable signatures during rule-guided human behavior
Weber J, Solbakk AK, Blenkmann AO, Llorens A, Funderud I, Leske S, Larsson PG, Ivanovic J, Knight RT, Endestad T, Helfrich RF Nature Communications, 2024 Jan 20; 15:637.
Development of Artificial Intelligence for Determining Major Depressive Disorder Based on Resting-State EEG and Single-Pulse Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation-Evoked EEG Indices
Noda Y, Sakaue K, Wada M, Takano M, Nakajima S Journal of Personalized Medicine, 2024 Jan 17; 14(1):101.
News and announcements
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1 February, 2024
EEG100 Image Competition - $500 USD Prize - Closing 29th February 2024
One hundred years ago Hans Berger undertook the first ever recording of electrical activity from a human brain. The discovery of a “brain script”, offered to revolutionise our understanding of mind and brain…
As we celebrate a century of this ground-breaking moment for the neurosciences, the EEG100 consortium invites you to submit creative visual images that provide a homage to the legacy of Berger’s discovery and/or present a glimpse into the future possibilities EEG holds. The winning visual will be used by the EEG100 consortium throughout 2024 as part of the centenary year celebrations. The work will for example be included in a scientific commentary article and presented at various conferences (with full acknowledgment).
This competition is open to everyone – whether you’re a hobbyist, a professional artist/designer, or simply a neuroscientist with a creative side. We have no specific demands on visual style or content; we’re looking for originality and creativity – surprise us! We do however ask that you avoid designs like a brain with ‘100’ superimposed on it. Ideally the work would adapt well to various formats, from print to digital display, but we welcome all forms of submissions (image, film, animation etc)! Please be aware that by submitting your design, you agree to release the image to the public domain under a CC license of your choice.
The winner will be determined by vote within the EEG100 consortium based on originality, relevance, and overall visual impact of the submissions. The winning creator will be awarded a $500 USD gift voucher.
You may submit any common file format (like .jpg, .png, .pdf for images or .mp4 for video) but if your design is chosen, we will ask you to supply your artwork in a production ready format. Please email your submission to century.of.eeg@gmail.com with the subject title “#EEG100 Image Competition” by the end of 29th February 2024 (on the last time zone on earth!).
You will receive a confirmation email upon successful submission.
Decisions will be announced by the end of March 2024.
25 October 2023
We are coming up to the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of human EEG.
In celebration of this seminal moment for human neuroscience, we are asking the FieldTrip, the EEG, and the neuroscience community at large, to document the impact this discovery has had on our understanding of the brain and to share thoughts on the short, medium, and long-term future of human non-invasive scalp EEG through this online survey. Importantly, this survey will also help in defining our collective perspectives on future research priorities.
I hope you will be able to spare the 10-15 minutes it will take to complete the survey and make your views heard about the past and future of EEG.
Thank you for your time.
7 February, 2023
From May 22-26 we will host our annual MEG/EEG toolkit course at the Donders in Nijmegen. In this 5-day course we will teach you advanced MEG and EEG data analysis skills. Pre-processing, frequency analysis, source reconstruction, connectivity analysis and various statistical methods will be covered. The toolkit consists of a number of lectures, followed by hands-on sessions in which you will be tutored through the analysis of a MEG data set using the FieldTrip toolbox. Furthermore, you have the opportunity to work on your own data with the guidance of experienced tutors.
Preregistration is now open, see here.
20 December, 2022
With the negative developments of Twitter, we feel it is more appropriate to continue posting news item and release updates on Mastondon. you can continue to follow us on https://fosstodon.org/@fieldtriptoolbox.
07 October, 2022
A while ago we have added some new visualization functionality to ft_multiplotER, which now allows for MNE-Python style butterfly plots, such as in the attached image. All you need is to specify some options in your cfg: cfg.viewmode = 'butterfly', cfg.linecolor = 'spatial', along with the proper layout. Go and check it out!
30 August, 2022
After having been postponed for 2 years, Biomag 2020 is ‘on’! We are enjoying lively social interactions and discussions with our friends and colleagues, and listening to interesting scientific stuff. The picture shows our own Bob Bramson in action on the stage of the Bramall concert hall at Birmingham University.
07 May, 2022
In a few days, and after an absence of 2 years, we will again host our Donders advanced MEG/EEG-toolkit on-site. We are excited to finally be able to teach in real life again. With the help of our youngest future colleague all workshop PCs have been prepared and tested.
