Guidelines for the recording and quantitative analysis of electroencephalographic activity in research contexts
PsychophysiologyPublished 1 November 1993Open access
R.T. Pivik, Roger Broughton, Richard Coppola, Richard J. Davidson, Nathan A. Fox, Marc R. Nuwer
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Basic procedures and recent developments involved in the recording and analysis of brain electrical activity are discussed and recommendations are made, with emphasis on psychophysiological applications of these procedures.
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Developments in technologic and analytical procedures applied to the study of brain electrical activity have intensified interest in this modality as a means of examining brain function. The impact of these new developments on traditional methods of acquiring and analyzing electroencephalographic activity requires evaluation. Ultimately, the integration of the old with the new must result in an accepted standardized methodology to be used in these investigations. In this paper, basic procedures and recent developments involved in the recording and analysis of brain electrical activity are discussed and recommendations are made, with emphasis on psychophysiological applications of these procedures.
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