Advancing the Field

The growth of computer-driven quantitative EEG is a good thing for neurodiagnostic technologists, despite the fears of job displacement. Techs can learn how to use it and be ready for the jobs it will create — and they can start now.

Brain mapping is typically used during epilepsy and tumor removal surgeries in the eloquent cortex. This includes areas near the temporal and frontal lobes where critical functions like speech, movement, hearing, vision, memory, and touch are centered.

Many often turn to natural remedies in their attempts to relieve symptoms and use of essential oils is gaining in popularity. In a new study, scientists are using electroencephalography (EEG) to find out just how these oils impact the brain.

A former hotel manager turned neurophysiology unit lead explores how good hospitality helps improve patient satisfaction and grow business. Having happier techs who know they can give their patients the clinical care they deserve enables them to go the extra mile.

Find out how resting-state EEG may be a doctor’s best choice in predicting the return of consciousness.

ASET has awarded its first $20,000 grant to its California chapter in pursuit of state licensure. Learn why this is a huge step forward for neurodiagnostic technologists and the field at large.

Rapid Response EEG is increasingly being used in emergency rooms and the race is on to make it faster, more accurate, and even portable. At ASET's annual meeting, an expert explained why technologists need to keep up.

The authors of a new study set out to see if the speed of alpha waves in healthy people could predict pain sensitivity. Would people with slower alpha oscillations at rest be more sensitive to pain?

Neurodiagnostic technologists often work solo from home or are tucked away in a basement lab, but ASET's first-ever virtual conference may prove to bring even more NDTs together than ever before.

Pooling input from various subject-matter experts is making it possible to develop recommendations that can be readily adopted by hospitals and other facilities – to the benefit of neurodiagnostic technologists.

New research offers a way to objectively measure depression – one of the most common mental disorders globally – using electroencephalography, opening a world of potential.

Hyperventilation, or fast breathing, as an activation technique during EEG testing can be an important diagnostic tool, especially in pediatrics. But considering COVID-19 and the risks of spreading virus particles, is it still worth doing? We asked the experts.

Like many businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, ASET - The Neurodiagnostic Society has moved operations to a virtual environment. Kevin Helm thinks a more virtual environment will help by saving time and increasing autonomy — benefits that will accrue to the organization's members.

Every year ASET- the Neurodiagnostic Society sponsors this celebration of NDTs everywhere – and this year’s celebration falls during one of the worst public health crises in modern times. Here’s how ASET is working around that.

CMS has made some big CPT coding changes for long-term EEG monitoring. Skeptics worry about lower revenue streams and the need to cut staff but a neurodiagnostic technologist and coding expert we talked to has a considerably more optimistic view.