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Scientists have diligently pursued the goal of unraveling the mystery of brain electric activity from the days of Hans Berger, but like many other natural phenomena, less is known about the exact genesis of the EEG than about its physiological and pathological variations. A number of techniques, including surface, depth, and intracellular, as well as in vitro recording methods, have been used to study this phenomenon, and a wealth of data has been accumulated. Before considering these data and entering into a discussion of the current ideas concerning the origin of the EEG, it is essential that we look at the neurons — the cellular units of the nervous system. We will examine them from the points of view of anatomical structure and generation of bioelectric activity.
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Duffy, F.H., Iyer, V.G., Surwillo, W.W. (1989). Neurophysiology. In: Clinical Electroencephalography and Topographic Brain Mapping. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8826-5_10
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