EEG: The First 100 Years

1. Precursors of Clinical EEG: From Animal Electricity to Brain Wave Recording.- 2. Hans Berger (1873-1941). The Search for "Mental Energy" that brought the EEG.- 3. Hans Berger (1873-1941) and The Discovery of Clinical Electroencephalography.- 4. The development of most important schools of Clinical Electroencephalography and Epileptology in North America and Europe.- 5. Understanding Brain Physiology through the EEG.- 6. Preclinical investigation to understand EEG patterns.- 7. EEG interictal spikes, ictal patterns, and accepted terminology.- 8. The Development of the Electroencephalography for Research and Clinical Purposes in Italy.- 9. Development and Clinical Applications of Video-EEG.- 10. The Role of the EEG Technicians.- 11. The Impact of EEG on the Concept of Epilepsy.- 12. The Role of the EEG in the Diagnosis of Epileptic Encephalopathies.- 13. Electroencephalography: beyond the waves.- 14. Role of Scalp and Invasive EEG in Epilepsy Surgery.- 15. EEG in emergencies.- 16. Multimodal Neurophysiological Tests as a Prognostic Indicator for Coma.- 17. EEG and sleep disorders.- 18. Polygraphic Recordings of Epileptic Motor Phenomena.- 19. EEG combined with neuroimaging and neurostimulation.- 20. New Perspectives in EEG Analysis: from Functional Connectivity to Artificial Intelligence.- 21. From Analog to Digital and Beyond: the Future of EEG.