Ultra-high input impedance, low noise integrated amplifier for noncontact biopotential sensing

IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 526-535

  Chi, Yu M ^a,b   Maier, Christoph ^c   Cauwenberghs, Gert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Cognionics Inc ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain computer interface (BCI); brain machine interface (BMI); capacitive electrode; electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG); electroencephalogram (EEG); electromyogram (EMG); integrated bioamplifier; steady state visual evoked potential (SSVEP); wireless health

Indexed keywords

BIOAMPLIFIER; BRAIN MACHINE INTERFACE; BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE (BCI); ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG, EKG); ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM (EEG); ELECTROMYOGRAM; STEADY-STATE VISUAL EVOKED POTENTIALS;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); CAPACITANCE; CAPACITIVE SENSORS; COUPLINGS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; INTEGRATED OPTICS; PATIENT MONITORING;

BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84857054004     PISSN: 21563357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JETCAS.2011.2179419     Document Type: Article

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