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Berger's wave (Hans Berger)
Also known as:
Berger's effect (Hans Berger)
Berger's rhythm (Hans Berger)
Associated persons:
Hans Berger
Description:
Alpha rhythm in the electroencephalogram (EEG). Activating of a-waves on the electroencephalogram in closing of the eye (off-effect) and diminishing of the same in opening the eye (on-effect).
Bibliography:
- H. Berger:
Über das Elektroenkephalogramm des Menschen.
Archiv für Psychiatrie und Nervenkrankheiten, 1929, 87: 527-570.
Das Elektroenkephalogramm des Menschen.
Halle an der Saale, Buchdruckerei des Waisenhauses, 1938. 139 pages.
= volume 6, No. 38 of Nova acta Leopoldina. Neue Folge.
With the history of EEG research.
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