Polysomnographic Instrumentation

Basic review of neurons, neuroanatomy of wakefulness, electrical principles and safety, components of sleep acquisition systems and EEG waveform appearance. This is a great course to learn the fundamentals of how sleep studies are recorded and how the amplifier converts analog signals to digital format. It also explains sampling rates, sensitive versus gain and the use of filters. There are 12 lessons totaling 100.55 minutes of video-contact time. The average lesson is 8.4 minutes long.

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Course Instructor

Larry Brewer, BA, RPSGT, RST - Instructor Larry Brewer, BA, RPSGT, RST - Instructor Author