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Dear Brian,

This is definitely possible. You should use the 'Spectrum' option in the TF
tool and then you'll only get a single spectrum for the window of interest.
It can then be exported to a scalp x frequency image.

Best,

Vladimir

On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 12:12 PM, Erickson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Dear Vladimir,
> I am analyzing resting state EEG data in scalp-frequency space. I have had
> success with this procedure:
>
> 1.) On epoched & preprocessed data, I computed the Hilbert transform.
> 2.) when running "convert to images", I averaged over the frequency band
> of interest.
> 3.) then I entered these scans into the 2nd level design.
>
> However, is it possible to use FFT instead of a time-frequency estimation
> method?
>
> Since we are not utilizing the time dimension in the eventual SPM, can we
> drop time with an FFT and reduce the data to 3D (two spatial dimensions and
> FFT power)?
>
> This is not as much for a practical reason (besides processing time) as to
> reduce complexity that must be explained in a review.
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Best,
> Brian
>
> Brian Erickson
> Ph.D. Candidate, ACBS Program
> Drexel University Department of Psychology
> College of Arts and Sciences
>