Current source-density method and application in cat cerebral cortex: investigation of evoked potentials and EEG phenomena

U Mitzdorf - Physiological reviews, 1985 - journals.physiology.org
U Mitzdorf
Physiological reviews, 1985journals.physiology.org
The first methodical tool used in the pioneering works of neurophysiology was the recording
of mass action potentials, ie, the electroencephalogram (EEG) and cortical evoked potentials
(12, 14). As soon as the technical development made the registration of potentials with high-
resistance microelectrodes possible, however, neurophysiological research concentrated on
the investigation of single-unit properties (2). Mass action potentials (APs) were
progressively more neglected in basic research. They were pushed toward empiricism. The …
The first methodical tool used in the pioneering works of neurophysiology was the recording of mass action potentials, ie, the electroencephalogram (EEG) and cortical evoked potentials (12, 14). As soon as the technical development made the registration of potentials with high-resistance microelectrodes possible, however, neurophysiological research concentrated on the investigation of single-unit properties (2). Mass action potentials (APs) were progressively more neglected in basic research. They were pushed toward empiricism. The purely phenomenological application of the EEG in clinical diagnosis is the most prominent example.
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