EEG Methods for the Psychological Sciences by Cheryl L Dickter,Paul D Kieffaber

"A specific and critical source, filled with severe functional wisdom and technical information made conveniently accessible."

- Tiffany Ito, college of Colorado at Boulder

"A complete and fascinating consultant to EEG tools in social neuroscience; Dickter and Kiefabber supply sensible info for engaging in EEG examine in a social/personality lab, with a large standpoint on how neuroscience can tell psychology. this can be a particular and useful source - essential for scientists attracted to the social brain."

- David M. Amodio, ny University

Electroencephalography (EEG) has obvious a dramatic elevate in software as a study software within the mental sciences in fresh years.

This ebook offers an advent to the expertise and methods of EEG within the context of social and cognitive neuroscience study that would entice investigators (students or researchers) wishing to expand their examine goals to incorporate EEG, and to these already utilizing EEG yet wishing to extend their analytic repertoire. it will probably additionally function a textbook for a postgraduate direction or upper-level undergraduate direction in any sector of behavioural neuroscience.

The ebook offers an advent to the idea, expertise, and methods of EEG information research besides the sensible talents required to have interaction this well known expertise. starting with a history within the neural origins and actual rules excited about recording EEG, readers also will locate discussions of sensible issues in regards to the recording of EEG in people in addition to guidance for the configuration of an EEG laboratory.

The analytic tools lined contain event-related mind potentials (ERPs), spectral asymmetry, and time-frequency analyses. A conceptual history and evaluate of domain-specific purposes of the tactic is supplied for every form of research. there is additionally entire guided research for every analytic approach that incorporates tutorial-style guide and pattern datasets.

This publication is ideal for complex scholars and researchers within the mental sciences and similar disciplines who are using EEG of their research.