Book Review

Electroencephalography plays an essential part in clinical neurology in addition to providing a basic resource in neurophysiologic research. Since the earliest recording of electrical activity in the human brain by Berger 58 years ago, the complex field of electrical study of the nervous system has evolved as a cornerstone of neuroscience. In addition to a vast literature on electroencephalography, the multivolume Handbook of Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology is a major reference resource, and a number of smaller introductory textbooks are available. Niedermeyer and Lopes da Silva now provide us with a new and unique volume on electroencephalography, its basic principles, . . . No extract is available for articles shorter than 400 words.