Cross Frequency Coupling (CFC) is the interaction between brain oscillations of different frequencies, and the coupling phenomenon has been observed in the brain of rodent and human. Phase-amplitude coupling (PAC) is a type of CFC, which describes the dependence between the phase of a low-frequency component and the amplitude of a high-frequency component of electrical brain activities. It has been claimed that the modulation of low frequency phase on high frequency amplitude plays a functional role in cognition and information processing, such as learning and memory. The change of PAC patterns has been associated with various neurological disorders, e.g., epilepsy and schizophrenia.
![Five seizure stages classified by firing patterns (on the left). PAC pattern comparisons between the conventional method (middle) and HHT method (right) of two patients.](https://brl.seas.ucla.edu/files/2016/08/Picture1-1024x686.png)