I. Introduction
The human Electroencephalogram (EEG) is usually recorded from electrodes attached to the human scalp using high amplifiers [1]. The amplified signals are generally printed on paper using polygraph technology which contains usually 8 to 128 channels. One of the primary goals is to help the Encephalographer (EEGer) in the time consuming task of quantification of the signal that appears to the eye as a low information content background intermixed with either bursts of rhythmic activity with different frequencies (the EEG rhythms) or short transients of clinical significance (such as spikes) [2]. In spite of years of research to produce universal automated detection methods, success has been achieved only in specific areas [3]. Accomplishments include automatically sleep staging with a high degree of accuracy; counting spikes and wave complexes, and monitoring in intensive care units. However clinicians still rely on visual analysis for clinical applications.