title: Neurophysiologic basis of EEG.
abstract: This review article introduces the reader to the very basics of electroencephalography (EEG). It tries to explain in simple terms the physiologic principles of EEG generation and organization at the cellular, cortical and subcortical levels. It also introduces the basic EEG terminology (see the key words).
authors.affiliation: Epilepsy Center of Excellence at the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Louisiana 70815, USA. polejn@lsuhsc.edu
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Olejniczak
mesh_terms: D001931:Brain Mapping; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D009482:Neurophysiology