HANS BERGER


Hans Berger
Hans Berger
  • Born: May 21, 1873
  • Died: June 1, 1941
  • Nationality: German
  • Profession: Scientist

Hans Berger was a German psychiatrist. He is best known as the inventor of electroencephalography (EEG) in 1924, which is a method used for recording the electrical activity of the brain, commonly described in terms of brainwaves, and as the discoverer of the alpha wave rhythm which is a type of brainwave. Alpha waves have been eponymously referred to as the "Berger wave."