Nurturing Life Sciences
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#Unit 13. Methods in Biology
When the positive terminal is on the left leg, the lead is known as the aVF lead.
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Electroencephalography (EEG)
A method to record an electrogram of the spontaneous electrical activity of the brain.
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EEG electrodes placed along the scalp (non-invasive) called scalp EEG.
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EEG waves are not action potentials.
The EEG waves originate from alternating excitatory and inhibitory synaptic potentials that produce sufficient extracellular current flow across the cortex.
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International 10–20 system
Internationally recognized method to describe and apply the location of scalp electrodes in EEG.