By Marc J. Kaufman
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Since it is not always possible to eliminate completely the actual sources of contaminating activity, instruments known as filters are routinely used in EEG recordings. EEG filters are devices that selectively allow activity within specific frequencies to be transmitted while removing or diminishing activity outside the specified frequency ranges. There are usually three different types of filters in EEG machines: low-frequency, high-frequency, and notch filters. The low-frequency filter, also known as the highpass filter, attenuates frequencies at the low end of the frequency spectrum while allowing frequencies at the high end to be amplified.
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