Full Description
This handbook is the ideal companion for students of electroencephalography and all those conducting EEG studies. In addition to presenting in detail the scientific background of EEG and the basic principles of measuring and analyzing of EEG data, the book presents a wealth of practical troubleshooting advice, tips, and tricks for conducting EEG research. The Handbook of EEG: From Principles to Practice also covers topics such as interpreting scientific literature, how to report EEG research, and good scientific practice in the field of neuroscience. These are essential skills for students starting their scientific careers in EEG research.
Contents
Part 1: Fundamentals of EEG.- EEG in Context: Past, Present, and Future.- What is EEG?.- Basic Anatomy: Central Nervous System.- Basic Anatomy: Peripheral Nervous System.- EEG in the Context of Human Physiology.- Brain States.- Basic Time Concepts in EEG Practice.- Part 2: Experimental design and good scientific practice.- Designing your EEG Study.- Applying Statistics in your EEG Research.- Pilot Testing.- Study Workflow and Lab Management.- Part 3: EEG data acquisition.- Hardware for Recording EEG and Peripheral Physiology.- Software for Recording EEG and Peripheral Physiology.- Triggers.- Getting Clean EEG data: Artifacts and How to Prevent Them.- Practical Aspects of EEG Data Acquisition.- Part 4: Processing EEG data.- EEG Pre-processing and Artifact Handling.- Introduction to EEG Oscillations and Spectral Analysis.- Event-Related Potentials.- EEG Source Analysis.- Online Processing.- Quantifying EEG and ERP Data Quality.- Part 5: What is EEG used for?.- EEG in Basic Science and Academic Research.- Clinical Applications.- From Brain Signals to Neuroadaptive Technology: BCIs for Human-Computer Interaction.- EEG in Focal Epilepsy and its Role in the Management of Patients with Drug Resistant Epilepsy.- EEG Applications in Neonatal and Paediatric Clinical Neuroscience.- Sleep.- Mobile Electroencephalography.- Mobile EEG Applications: Understanding the Creative Brain in Action.- Part 6: Multimodal EEG applications.- Combining EEG and Transcranial Electric Brain Stimulation.- TMS-EEG: A Tool to Probe Key Features of Human Thalamocortical Circuits .- Combining EEG and fMRI.- Bridging Brain and Body: Complementing EEG with Peripheral Physiological Signals.- Part 7: Writing and Reading EEG Research Papers.- Writing up your EEG Research.- How to Evaluate an EEG Research Paper.
