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. 2022 Feb 1;39(2):129-134.
doi: 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000836.

Neurobehavioral Biomarkers: An EEG Family Reunion

Joshua B Ewen  1   2 , April R Levin  3   4
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Neurobehavioral Biomarkers: An EEG Family Reunion

Joshua B Ewen et al. J Clin Neurophysiol. .

Abstract

The field of clinical EEG has had an uneasy relationship with the use of this technology for clinical cognitive applications and often for good reason. However, apart from its clinical use, EEG has had a tradition as a major tool in cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience dating back at least to the 1960s. Based on accumulated knowledge from its research application, EEG-based biomarkers are beginning to see applications in clinical trials and may eventually enter clinical care. We address concerns surrounding quality control, the treatment of artifact, and normal variants and how developments in engineering, biomarker validation, and implementation science rigorously applied to these tools can lead to well-justified approaches.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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