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Título del libro: From Development To Degeneration And Regeneration Of The Nervous System
Título del capítulo: Quantitative Electroencephalography in the Normal and Abnormal Developing Human Brain

Autores UNAM:
THALIA HARMONY BAILLET; ANTONIO FERNANDEZ BOUZAS; JOSEFINA RICARDO GARCELL; EFRAIN SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ;
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Idioma:
Inglés
Año de publicación:
2009
Palabras clave:

Brain development; EEG activity; EEG oscillations; Electroencephalographic waves; Gamma activity


Resumen:

Electroencephalographic (EEG) waves recorded from the scalp are integrated excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic potentials of neuronal membranes. They reflect extracellular currents caused by synchronized neural activity within the local brain volume. This chapter gives an overview of the normal and abnormal development of the EEG during the first year after birth. The power and synchrony of background EEG oscillations provide important information in relation to normal and abnormal brain development. Gamma activity increases during the first year of age in normal infants more than in infants with leukomalacia, which may be related to cognitive development. The study of auditory-and speech-induced EEG oscillations may be useful for the early evaluation of infants at risk of language disorders. © Oxford University Press, 2013.


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