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2 Fundamentals of EEG Signal Processing EEG signals are the signatures of neural activities. They are captured by multiple-electrode EEG machines either from inside the brain, over the cortex under…

5 EEG Source Localization 5.1 Introduction The brain is divided into a large number of regions, each of which, when active, generates a local magnetic field or synaptic electric current….

3 Event-Related Potentials Event-related potentials (ERPs) were first explained in 1964 [1,2], and have remained as a useful diagnostic tool, in both psychiatry and neurology. In addition, they have been…

4 Seizure Signal Analysis An original impression and the fundamental concepts of epilepsy were refined and developed in ancient Indian medicine during the Vedic period of 4500–1500BC. In the Ayurvedic…

6 Sleep EEG Sleep is the state of natural rest observed in humans and animals, and even invertebrates such as the fruitfly Drosophila. It is an interesting and not perfectly…

7 Brain–Computer Interfacing Brain–computer interfacing (BCI) (also called brain–machine interfacing (BMI)) is a challenging problem that forms part of a wider area of research, namely human–computer interfacing (HCI), which interlinks…

1 Introduction to EEG The neural activity of the human brain starts between the 17th and 23rd week of prenatal development. It is believed that from this early stage and…