Tablet-based EloQ software for presenting tasks during brain function mapping

Sinkin MV, Aliverdiev MA, Skalnaya AA, et al. Tablet-based EloQ software for presenting tasks during brain function mapping. Burdenko's Journal of Neurosurgery. 2026;90(1):49‑56. (In Russ., In Engl.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/neiro20269001149

Подписка 2025 Журнал «Вопросы нейрохирургии» имени Н.Н. Бурденко (Burdenko's Journal of Neurosurgery)

Использование инфографики авторами научных работ

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OBJECTIVE

To develop a user-friendly tablet application for creation of customized stimulus packages specific to speech cortex and white matter tracts for their presentation during mapping.

RESULTS

The EloQ application contains predefined task packages for mapping of non-motor cortical functions of dominant hemisphere. It is supplemented with system for their automatic selection depending on intended mapping area. EloQ offers various image display and audio settings allowing it to be used not only in the operating theater but also in long-term invasive electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring ward. The application is freely available, and physician survey using a 5-point Likert scale showed overall satisfaction with EloQ.

CONCLUSION

Free EloQ tablet application simplifies and standardizes non-motor cortical mapping expanding the possibilities of neurosurgical treatment of gliomas and drug-resistant epilepsy.

Keywords:

speech cortex mapping

functional cortex mapping

intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring

EloQ

Authors:

Sinkin M.V.

Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Care;
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University

SPIN RSCI: 2114-6130
Scopus AuthorID: 12775157800
ResearcherID: AAJ-3157-2021
ORCID: 0000-0001-5026-0060

Aliverdiev M.A.

Higher School of Economics;
Brainstart LLC

ORCID: 0009-0002-7980-1339

Skalnaya A.A.

Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Care;
Pirogov National Medical Surgical Center

SPIN RSCI: 1874-4656
Scopus AuthorID: 57163738300
ORCID: 0000-0001-5938-9194

Salomatina T.A.

Polenov Russian Neurosurgical Research Institute

ORCID: 0000-0001-5106-0589

Kalantarova M.V.

Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Care;
Moscow State University of Psychology and Education

ORCID: 0000-0002-5509-7052

Nekrasova Yu.Yu.

Higher School of Economics

ORCID: 0000-0002-4435-8501

Grin A.A.

N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine;
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University

ORCID: 0000-0003-3515-8329

Ossadtchi A.E.

Higher School of Economics;
Brainstart LLC

ORCID: 0000-0001-8827-9429

Received:

05.09.2025

Accepted:

26.11.2025

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