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We present Advanced Localization and Processing of fMEG Signals based on Maternal and Gross fetal body Movement Exclusion (ALPS-FMEG), a MATLAB-based framework that improves fetal brain signals by removing fetal and maternal movement artifacts.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ALPS-FMEG integrates Independent Component Analysis for separation and reconstruction of fetal brain, fetal and maternal cardiac signal components in sensor space, Empirical Mode Decomposition for noise reduction, and a movement artifact detection-and-exclusion technique based on actogramCOG associated with heart rate patterns. This novel integration modifies the actogramCOG approach by pre-interpolating R waves for enhanced robustness and combines it with HRV-based logic gates, representing a first in fMEG processing to achieve artifact-free signals while preserving physiological latencies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      ALPS-FMEG was applied to 50 fMEG datasets from 28 to 39\u00a0weeks of gestation, enhancing signal quality. For group analysis, 45 datasets were retained after excluding recordings with auditory event-related field (fAEF) latencies\u2009&lt;\u200970\u00a0ms. In these, it significantly improved signal-to-noise ratio and fAEF amplitudes (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.0001), with preserved latencies. fAEF latency showed a significant negative correlation with gestational age (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ALPS-FMEG improves fetal brain signal extraction by addressing movement artifacts. 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