1924-2024: First centennial of EEG

Paolo M Rossini; Jonathan Cole; Walter Paulus; Ulf Ziemann; Robert Chen

doi:10.1016/j.clinph.2024.11.021

1924-2024: First centennial of EEG

Clin Neurophysiol. 2024 Dec 19:170:132-135. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2024.11.021. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Paolo M Rossini¹, Jonathan Cole², Walter Paulus³, Ulf Ziemann⁴, Robert Chen⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neuroscience & Neurorehabilitation, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² University Hospitals, Dorset and Bournemouth University, UK.
³ Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians_University Munich, Germany.
⁴ Department of Neurology & Stroke, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany; Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
⁵ Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Edmond J. Safra Program in Parkinson's Disease, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 39718051
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2024.11.021

Abstract

On July 6th of 1924 Hans Berger -a German psychiatrist- first recorded electric signals from the human brainvia scalp electrodes. This date marks the beginning of Electroencephalography. In this review a representative panel of past and present Officers of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology (IFCN) and of its Official Journal briefly summarizes the past, present and future of Electroencephalographic and related neurophysiological techniques' impact and the role of the IFCN in global collaboration, education, standardization, research innovation, and clinical practice.

Publication types

Review