• DocumentCode
    1213033
  • Title

    Bioelectric Potentials - Their Source, Recording, and Significance

  • Author

    Offner, Franklin F.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technological Institute, Northwestern University
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1984
  • Firstpage
    863
  • Lastpage
    868
  • Abstract
    The progress in the understanding, recording, and clinical utilization of bioelectric potentials is very briefly covered, from their discovery by Galvani in the 18th century to the present. Emphasis is placed on neurophysiological aspects and the author´s involvement therein.
  • Keywords
    Batteries; Bioelectric phenomena; Biomedical engineering; Cardiology; Disk recording; Electric potential; Galvanizing; History; Instruments; Neurophysiology; Animals; Electrocardiography; Electroencephalography; Electrophysiology; Europe; History, 18th Century; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; Humans; United States;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9294
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TBME.1984.325249
  • Filename
    4121784
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1213033