Bioelectromagnetism

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The interactions of biomagnetism and bioelectricity describe the electromagnetic phenomena that arise in the cells of living beings due to currents of action.

With the electroencephalogram (EEG) and the electrocardiogram (EKG) the examination of these signals is one of the most important methods in medical diagnostics. The corresponding magnetic measurements are called magnetoencephalogram (MEG) and magnetocardiogram (MKG).

This field of research began in the 18th century with Luigi Galvani's experiments on animal electricity ( galvanism ) and follow-up work by doctors such as Christoph Heinrich Pfaff .

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