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EEG: Theoretical Background and Practical Aspects

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Functional Neuroimaging in Exercise and Sport Sciences

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In the last two decades, the use of electroencephalography/electrotomography has gained increased attention in exercise settings. Today, up-to-date hardware and software solutions allow to record electrocortical activity even during exercise and appropriate software solutions (e.g., source localization) allow identifying specific brain regions that are affected by exercise. This chapter aims to give an overview of the genesis of EEG signals and describe techniques as well as current hardware and software solutions to record, process, and localize brain cortical activity during and after exercise.

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  1. Institute of Movement and Neurosciences, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, 50933, Cologne, Germany

    Stefan Schneider & Heiko K. Strüder

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  4. Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln, Institut für Bewegungs- und Neurowissens, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, Köln, 50933, Germany

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Schneider, S., Strüder, H.K. (2012). EEG: Theoretical Background and Practical Aspects. In: Boecker, H., Hillman, C., Scheef, L., Strüder, H. (eds) Functional Neuroimaging in Exercise and Sport Sciences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3293-7_9

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