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The early roots of electrophysiology can be traced back to the Italian scientist Galvani (1737–1798) who discovered that the living tissue of frog muscles exhibits electrical potential. Electrical observation studies on living animal subjects were continued for a century. Hans Berger (1873–1941) succeeded to record the first human electroencephalogram (EEG) signal in 1924, using a Siemens double-coil galvanometer [1]. Shortly thereafter, several neurological institutes equipped with vacuum tube recording systems were established worldwide. Continuous improvements in the field not only supported research in the life science domain, but also enabled the clinical treatment of some diseases.
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Majidzadeh Bafar, V., Schmid, A. (2013). Introduction. In: Wireless Cortical Implantable Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6702-1_1
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