A method (1000) and system (25) for a user interface for artifact removal in an EEG is disclosed herein. The invention allows an operator to select a plurality of artifacts to be automatically removed from an EEG recording using a user interface. The operator pushes a button on the user interface to apply a plurality of filters to remove the plurality of artifacts from the EEG and generate a clean EEG for viewing. The system (25) includes electrodes (35), an amplifier (42), a processor (41) connected to the amplifier (42) to generate an EEG recording (510) from the EEG signals and a display (50) for displaying an EEG recording.