As can be seen, there are many considerations for developmental scientists interested in adopting EEG methodology for their cognitive development research. We raised four issues and suggested five best practices. Clearly, determining whether EEG is worth the time, effort, and cost is important to consider prior to incorporating this technique into an existing research program. Even for the experienced EEG researcher, the amount of power and coherence data generated by an EEG study can be overwhelming (i.e., the number of conditions, electrodes, and frequency bands/bins). An EEG study is definitely not the context to apply the adage “more is better.”
