Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology · 1956 · 229 citations · 29 references
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Activation or "arousal" of the EEG is ordinarily thought to be brought about by stimulation, usually by various sensory modalities, of the reticular activating system; this in turn exerts a diffuse influence upon the electrical activity recorded from the entire cortex (Magoun, 1955). [...]
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