• DocumentCode
    1017565
  • Title

    The Measurement of Body Currents

  • Author

    Schwab, Robert S.

  • Author_Institution
    Brain wave laboratory of the Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Mass.; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
  • Volume
    60
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1941
  • Firstpage
    919
  • Lastpage
    923
  • Abstract
    D.C. potentials are associated with static cellular life and are a product of metabolism. A.C. potentials are associated with many tissues controlling or responding to movement. Brain tissue is the most highly developed and exists normally in a state of constant, irregular electrical activity.
  • Keywords
    Animals; Contracts; Current measurement; Electric variables measurement; Electrical engineering; Electrodes; Humans; Muscles; Nerve tissues; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Transactions of the
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-3860
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/T-AIEE.1941.5058201
  • Filename
    5058201