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From diagnosing brain disorders to cognitive enhancement, 100 years of EEG have transformed neuroscience

  • Written by Erika Nyhus, Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Bowdoin College
imageThe electroencephalogram allowed scientists to record and read brain activity.Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Electroencephalography, or EEG, was invented 100 years ago. In the years since the invention of this device to monitor brain electricity, it has had an incredible impact on how scientists study the human brain.

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