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100 years of electroencephalography (EEG)
July 20 , 2024
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- The EEG is a marvel of physics and neurobiology that opens a simple window into the human brain.
- In 1875, British physician Richard Caton reported evidence of electrical activity in the brains of monkeys and rabbits.
- In 1912, Vladimir Pravdich-Neminsky produced the first mammalian EEG, of a dog’s brain.
- Hans Berger succeeded him in 1924 with the human counterpart.
- EEG stands for electroencephalography. ‘Electro-’ pertains to electricity.
- EEG measures electrical activity in the brain generated by neurons.
- It is better than other diagnostic devices at tracking relatively rapid electrical activity in the brain, in the order of milliseconds.
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