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Electric Fields of the Brain: The Neurophysics of EEG
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.8047547
EAN: 9780195050387
Edition: 2
ISBN: 019505038X
Label: Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 640
Publication Date: December 01, 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
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Electroencephalography (EEG) is practiced by neurologists, cognitive neuroscientists, and others interested in functional brain imaging. Whether for clinical or experimental purposes, all studies share a common purpose-to relate scalp potentials to the underlying neurophysiology. Electrical potentials on the scalp exhibit spatial and temporal patterns that depend on the nature and location of the sources and the way that currents and fields spread through tissue. Because these dynamic patterns are correlated with behavior and cognition, EEG provides a "window on the mind," correlating physiology and psychology.
This classic and widely acclaimed text, originally published in 1981, filled the large gap between EEG and the physical sciences. It has now been brought completely up to date and will again serve as an invaluable resource for understanding the principles of electric fields in living tissue and for using hard science to study human consciousness and cognition. No comparable volume exists for it is no easy task to explain the problems of EEG in clear language, with mathematics presented mainly in appendices. Among the many topics covered by the Second Edition are micro and meso (intermediate scale) synaptic sources, electrode placement, choice of reference, volume conduction, power and coherence measures, projection of scalp potentials to dura surface, dynamic signatures of conscious experience, neural networks immersed in global fields of synaptic action, and physiological bases for brain source dynamics. The Second Edition is an invaluable resource for neurologists, neuroscientists (especially cognitive neuroscientists), biomedical engineers, and their students and trainees. It will also appeal to physicists, mathematicians, computer scientists, psychiatrists, and industrial engineers interested in EEG.
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Rating:  - Essential for anyone doing EEG
Although technical enough to not be taken lightly, this book should be read by anyone who wants to really understand what they are measuring with their EEG electrodes. College level physics, electrical engineering and calculus will be required to get much out of the book, and even then the going is slow. However, subjects such as cortical dipoles, temporal filtering and why EEG has a 1/f power spectrum all make more sense to me now.
I use EEG for neurofeedback and other quantitative medical ... Read More
Rating: - Advanced neurophysiology
Excellent book for everyone in the field of neurophysiology and computed neuroscience. Don't expect much of clinical practice, but at the same time you can get information that can be practical. It's a most for all that are in the field of electro-physics of the brain.
Rating: - Review by EEG scientist
This is an authoritative text on the basic principles of the human electroencephalogram (EEG), containing a wealth of valuable information that would be difficult or impossible to obtain from other sources. It should be of interest to scientists with nearly any background, ranging from physics and engineering to neurobiology and psychology. A remarkable quality of this text is that it is written to serve all these audiences well. Hard-core mathematical readers can be assured that these authors know ... Read More
Rating: - No Book Like It
While the first edition (1981) of this book was widely acclaimed, this second edition is substantially improved. As a clinical neurologist, I appreciate the author's relaxed conversational style when addressing the often subtle connections between physics and neuroscience, reminiscent of Feynman's famous Lectures on Physics. This approach brings together the physicist and neuroscientist and enlightens both. The material covers a broad range from brain waves (EEG) to basic questions on the nature of consciousness. ... Read More
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