Open AccessThe roots of electroencephalography (to the 90th anniversary of the original editions of Hans Berger’s work)
Author(s) -
М. В. Александров
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medicinskij alfavit
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2949-2807
pISSN - 2078-5631
DOI - 10.33667/2078-5631-2019-2-12(387)-6-8
Subject(s) - electroencephalography , cognitive science , psychology , philosophy , neuroscience
The history of electroencephalography begins since 1929, when german psychiatrist Hans Berger published the results of his long-term research on scalp recordings of the integral bioelectrical activity of human brain. Berger coined the term «electroencephalography» and the abbreviation «EEG», characterized the basic patterns of activity, described phenomena of synchronization and desynchronization. Hans Berger legitimately went down into the history of medicine as «the father of EEG». Being a scrupulously honest scientist, Berger rightfully emphasized the impact of studies by russian physiologist Pravdich-Neminsky on «experimental electroencephalography».