• DocumentCode
    1215416
  • Title

    Comments on "A Cardiac Hypothesis for the Origin of EEG Alpha"

  • Author

    Jansen, Ben H.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Houston-University Park
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1985
  • fDate
    5/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    347
  • Lastpage
    348
  • Abstract
    A recent paper by Castillo1 outlines a cardiac hypothesis for the origin of the alpha rhythm. Objections to this and related non-cerebral hypotheses for the generation of EEG alpha are presented in this communication.
  • Keywords
    Animals; Brain; Cardiac disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Electroencephalography; Eyes; Frequency; Mechanical factors; Muscles; Rhythm; Alpha Rhythm; Animals; Brain; Heart; Humans; Neurons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9294
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TBME.1985.325554
  • Filename
    4122066