This book provides an introduction to the event-related potential (ERP) technique, written by Steven J. Luck. It covers the history, principles, and applications of ERP, as well as the design and interpretation of ERP experiments. The book begins with an overview of ERP and its neural origins, discussing the reliability of ERP waveforms, advantages and disadvantages of the technique, and major ERP components. It then moves on to the design and interpretation of ERP experiments, including waveform peaks, ERP components, avoiding ambiguities and confounds, and examples from the literature. The next chapter discusses the basic principles of ERP recording, emphasizing the importance of clean data, electrode placement, and signal processing. The book also covers averaging, artifact rejection, and correction, as well as filtering, plotting, measurement, and analysis of ERP data. It includes a chapter on ERP localization, discussing forward solutions, equivalent current dipoles, and distributed source approaches. The final chapter provides guidance on setting up an ERP lab, including data acquisition, analysis, and stimulus presentation systems. The book also includes appendices on basic principles of electricity, notes, references, and an index. The text is intended for researchers and students in neuroscience and psychology who are interested in understanding and applying ERP techniques.This book provides an introduction to the event-related potential (ERP) technique, written by Steven J. Luck. It covers the history, principles, and applications of ERP, as well as the design and interpretation of ERP experiments. The book begins with an overview of ERP and its neural origins, discussing the reliability of ERP waveforms, advantages and disadvantages of the technique, and major ERP components. It then moves on to the design and interpretation of ERP experiments, including waveform peaks, ERP components, avoiding ambiguities and confounds, and examples from the literature. The next chapter discusses the basic principles of ERP recording, emphasizing the importance of clean data, electrode placement, and signal processing. The book also covers averaging, artifact rejection, and correction, as well as filtering, plotting, measurement, and analysis of ERP data. It includes a chapter on ERP localization, discussing forward solutions, equivalent current dipoles, and distributed source approaches. The final chapter provides guidance on setting up an ERP lab, including data acquisition, analysis, and stimulus presentation systems. The book also includes appendices on basic principles of electricity, notes, references, and an index. The text is intended for researchers and students in neuroscience and psychology who are interested in understanding and applying ERP techniques.