Event related brain potentials in man proceedings of a conference, sponsored by the Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, Md. April 26 - 29, 1977

Event-Related Brain Potentials in Man contains the proceedings of a conference held on April 26-29, 1977, and sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health in Rockville, Maryland to assess the field of event-related brain potential (ERP) research. The papers explore findings on ERPs in man in relation to the link between brain and behavior, brain functions, mental states, and drug interactions. Organized into eight chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the functional neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of ERPs, along with their measurement. It then proceeds with a discussion of some applications of ERPs to patients with neurological and sensory impairment, the use of ERPs to analyze sensation as well as perception and attention, the endogenous components of the ERP, the ERP correlates of psychopathology, and the event-related brain potentials across the life span. The reader is also introduced to ethical issues regarding ERPs, with reference to the history of encephalography. An epilogue assessing the increased status and maturity of the ERP field, along with uncharted territories and future prospects, concludes the book. This book will be of interest to scientists and clinical investigators working in biological sciences, neuropsychology, psychiatry, and neurology. Content: BEHAVIORAL BIOLOGY: AN INTERNATIONAL SERIES , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv PARTICIPANTS , Pages vii-xi PREFACE , Pages xiii-xv , FRED ELMADJIAN, STEPHEN H. KOSLOW ACKNOWLEDGMENTS , Page xvii THE FUNCTIONAL NEUROANATOMY OF EVENT RELATED POTENTIALS , Pages 1-79 , W.R. GOFF, T. ALLISON, H.G. VAUGHAN JR. COMMENTARY , Pages 81-87 , DOMINICK P. PURPURA DISCUSSION , Pages 88-91 MEASUREMENT OF EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS , Pages 93-138 , E. Roy John, Daniel S. Ruchkin, Jacques J. Vidal A DATA ANALYST'S COMMENTS ON A VARIETY OF POINTS AND ISSUES , Pages 139-151 , John W. Tukey DISCUSSION , Pages 152-154 SOME APPLICATIONS OF EVOKED POTENTIALS TO PATIENTS WITH NEUROLOGICAL AND SENSORY IMPAIRMENT , Pages 155-196 , A. STARR, H. SOHMER, G.G. CELESIA COMMENTARY: EVOKED POTENTIALS IN NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS , Pages 197-213 , A.M. HALLIDAY DISCUSSION , Pages 214-221 SENSATION, PERCEPTION AND ATTENTION: ANALYSIS USING ERPs , Pages 223-321 , Steven A. Hillyard, Terence W. Picton, D. Regan ATTENTION-A COMMENTARY , Pages 323-341 , ALLAN F. MIRSKY DISCUSSION , Pages 342-347 COGNITIVE PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY: THE ENDOGENOUS COMPONENTS OF THE ERP , Pages 349-411 , EMANUEL DONCHIN, WALTER RITTER, W. CHEYNE MCCALLUM COMMENTARY , Pages 413-432 , MARLENE OSCAR-BERMAN DISCUSSION , Pages 433-441 EVENT RELATED POTENTIALS AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY , Pages 443-496 , Charles Shagass, Edward M. Ornitz, Samuel Sutton, Patricia Tueting COMMENTARY , Pages 497-502 , PETER H. VENABLES DISCUSSION , Pages 503-509 EVENT RELATED BRAIN POTENTIALS ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN , Pages 511-570 , RAFAEL KLORMAN, LARRY W. THOMPSON, ROBERT J. ELLINGSON EVENT RELATED POTENTIALS ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN CRITICAL COMMENTARY , Pages 571-576 , PETER E. TANGUAY DISCUSSION , Pages 577-583 HISTORICAL AND ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES , Pages 585-597 , ENOCH CALLAWAY, DAVID OTTO ARE CAUSE AND MEANING TWO WORLDS OR ONE? , Pages 599-604 , GERHARD WERNER DISCUSSION , Pages 605-608 EPILOGUE , Pages 609-614 , PATRICIA TUETING, ZAVEN KHACHATURIAN LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS , Pages 615-616 POSTER SESSION ABSTRACTS , Pages 617-626 INDEX , Pages 627-631