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Basics of EEG: Generation, Acquisition, and Applications of EEG

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The purpose of this chapter is to provide comprehensive knowledge about the generation and acquisition of electroencephalograms (EEGs), which is essential for understanding the following chapters. The physiological background on the generation of EEGs is presented, and then, a detailed description of the acquisition of EEG signals is given. Practical applications of computational EEG analysis are also introduced. Finally, the major advantages and limitations of current EEG technologies are discussed.

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Im, CH. (2018). Basics of EEG: Generation, Acquisition, and Applications of EEG. In: Im, CH. (eds) Computational EEG Analysis. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0908-3_1

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