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IN 1934, Adrian and Matthews1 showed that rhythmic electrical potential changes could be recorded from the occiput in man when the subject's eyes were illuminated by a bright flickering light. These electrical rhythms were shown to be generated by the visual projection areas of the brain, and their relation to the spontaneous ‘alpha rhythms’ of the human electro-encephalogram, which they sometimes resemble, has often been discussed.
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WALTER, W., DOVEY, V. & SHIPTON, H. Analysis of the Electrical Response of the Human Cortex to Photic Stimulation. Nature 158, 540–541 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/158540a0
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