ABSTRACT
Biologic signals carry information that is useful for the comprehension of the complex pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying the behavior of living systems. Nevertheless, such information cannot be available directly from the raw recorded signals; it can be masked by other biologic signals contemporaneously detected (endogenous eects) or buried in some additive noise (exogenous eects). For such reasons, some additional processing is usually required to enhance the relevant information and to extract from it parameters that quantify the behavior of the system under study, mainly for physiologic studies, or that dene the degree of pathology for routine clinical procedures (diagnosis, therapy, or rehabilitation).
