Psychophysiological Recording: Second Edition

This is a thorough revision of a successful introductory text on psychophysiological recording. The authors include information on the most up-to-date equipment used today to do brain scanning and discuss other equipment not available in 1980. A new chapter on signal processing and analysis has been added, and discussions cover nonlinear systems as well as cognitive psychophysiology. PART I. GENERAL ELEMENTS OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY. 1. Psychophysiology. 2. Neurons and Muscles: The Sources of Psychophysiological Recordings. 3. Equipment Used in Psychophysiological Recording. 4. Psychophysiological Recordings. 5. Some Basic Principles of Psychophysiology. 6. Safety and Ethics in a Psychophysiology Laboratory. PART II. PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY OF SPECIFIC ORGANS. 7. Brain: Electroencephalography and Imaging. 8. Muscles: Electromyography. 9. Eyes: Pupillography and Electrooculography. 10. Respiratory System. 11. Gastrointestinal Motility: Electrogastrography. 12. Cardiovascular System: He ## Abstract This text contains a revised edition of a book on psychophysiological recording. The book includes information on the most up-to-date equipment used today to do brain scanning and discusses other equipment not available in 1980. A new chapter on signal processing and analysis has been added, and discussions cover nonlinear systems as well as cognitive psychophysiology. This is a thorough revision of an introductory text on psychophysiological recording, with new information on equipment used to do brain scanning and other equipment not available in 1980 Psychophysiology is relatively new as a separate discipline; in the mid-1950s a group of physiological psychologists began referring to themselves as psychophysiologists.