The fundamental neural mechanisms of electroencephalography

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-107

  Schaul, Neil ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potentials; Basic mechanisms; EEG; Thalamocortical circuitry

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; REVIEW; THALAMUS;

EID: 0031889854     PISSN: 00134694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-4694(97)00111-9     Document Type: Article

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