EEG Technology, 3rd ed

The third edition of this now classic work has expanded substantially to cover every important new area succinctly and with judgement. The technology and techniques of clinical neurophysiology have broadened and matured remarkably in the last decade. Innovative methods of signal acquisition, analysis and statistical treatment have won clinical recognition, especially in the field of event-related (evoked) potential. This volume contains basic chapters on the origin of the EEG, electrodes, connection of electrodes to amplifiers, recording systems (how can any manufacturer now fail to make good equipment!), operational techniques and visual analysis of EEG. Rather more explicit instruction on how to perform many routine procedures would be helpful to students starting to study as physiological measurement technicians. Newer material is mainly found in chapters on special techniques, event-related potentials (described with particular clarity) and an excellent review of EEG signal analysis. Appendices range from homely recipes for electrode jellies and pastes, via a factual report on a long pull-out sample for a fascinatingly complex EEG of a child with epilepsy, to source derivation and Fourier analysis. New readers will find this a helpful and workmanlike volume having perhaps too concentrated a style for guiding those at a distance from the basic sciences but stimulating those with more expert knowledge. Errors, infelicities and omissions are minimal and one would recommend all those working with or applying neurophysiological techniques to read and reread this volume from cover to cover.