Have anyone tried to use massage electrodes for eeg? I believe as they conduct high charges probably using inexpensive metals they are not suitable for measuring tiny voltage changes but I'm not sure.
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asked Jul 15, 2016 at 4:15
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\$\begingroup\$ Don't know from experience but as long as they do not induce potentials at the connection point I'd expect them to work OK. EEG input is high impedance and the materials of the massage electrodes should have minimal effect. \$\endgroup\$– Russell McMahon ♦Commented Jul 15, 2016 at 4:46
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\$\begingroup\$ A kit of EEG electrodes is not cheap, but it's cheap compared to engineering a novel solution with inferior equipment to the already difficult problem of getting good EEG readings. \$\endgroup\$– jbarlowCommented Jul 15, 2016 at 6:22
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I don't quite know what a "massage" electrode is, but I'm going to assume its a piece of metal or foil with some adhesive on it.
This is an example of a "polarizable" electrode, which is largely capacitively coupled to the skin. Any DC currents will saturate your amplifier, and your frequency response will be very high pass. Such electrodes are suitable for pulsatile stimulation, but not necessarily for the recording of small biopotentials.
The other kind of electrode is a non-polarizable electrode, and usually consists of a metal coated with a salt of that metal, like Ag/AgCl, and are much better suited for recording of biopotentials.
answered Oct 13, 2016 at 13:58
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What matters is just how good is the electrode-skin resistance, and for eeg you need a good one. Maybe you will jave to use some conductive gel or prepare the skin. why not using standard electrodes?