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Recent advances in electrical recording from the human brain

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New techniques for recording evoked potentials to sensory stimulation have led to applications with both theoretical and practical implications. Evoked potentials can be used as a diagnostic tool in some pathological conditions, as well as shedding light on the mechanisms by which sensory information is processed in the brain.

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