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
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