Time–Frequency Analysis of EEG: From Theory to Practice

This chapter describes some specific results of time–frequency analysis of EEG using the continuous wavelet transform. In this chapter we pay special attention to technical and computational details of time–frequency analysis of neurophysiological signals, i.e., produced by electrical brain activity in animals and humans. This chapter also presents continuous wavelet analysis of hypersynchronous rhythmic activity in multichannel EEG, characterizing the onset of absence epilepsy in patients.

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