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.
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;
Journal_Title :
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Transactions of the
DOI :
10.1109/T-AIEE.1941.5058201
