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The generation of potentials appearing and detectable in the space surrounding cellular elements of the nervous system is described. These potentials are generally labeled as field potentials.
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Speckmann, EJ., Altrup, U. (1993). Generation of Cortical Field Potentials. In: Zschocke, S., Speckmann, EJ. (eds) Basic Mechanisms of the EEG. Brain Dynamics. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0341-4_3
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