Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. neurology The measurement and recording of electrical activity in the brain for diagnostic purposes.
Etymologies
- electro- + encephalography (Wiktionary)
Examples
“In this study, a team of neuroscientists led by José Contreras-Vidal, PhD, of the University of Maryland, College Park, placed an array of sensors on the scalps of five participants to record their brains 'electrical activity, using a process called electroencephalography, or EEG.”
“Shimadzu, then combines two techniques called electroencephalography (EEG) and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to measure brain activity.”
“With a technique that gauges brain activity via dozens of electrodes on the scalp called electroencephalography (EEG), Inzlicht's team focused on action in a small brain area called the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC).”
“One of the principal ways to measure sleep is to monitor brainwave activity, which can be done by placing electrodes on the scalp in a technique known as electroencephalography (EEG).”
“I sat down, and Laurie explained that I was going to have an electroencephalography, or EEG, a test that examined my brain activity.”
“With the use of high-tech neuroimaging gadgets like functional magnetic resonance imaging machines (fMRI) and electroencephalography (EEG), we're slowly understanding how meditation affects the brain.”
“With the use of high-tech neuroimaging gadgets like functional magnetic resonance imaging machines (fMRI) and electroencephalography (EEG), we re slowly understanding how meditation affects the brain”
“Using a less exact technology called electroencephalography, or EEG, her group has previously found that typical children respond to a classic mothering voice, while children with autism are far more interested when the same tones are produced by a computer.”
Technology that Opens a Window into Babies’ Developing Brains | Impact Lab
“But Professor Adrian Owen and Damian Cruse, from the University of Western Ontario, in Canada, who ran the study, say that a relatively cheap and portable EEG electroencephalography device, which can be taken to the home, could transform the prospects for such patients.”
The Guardian: Brain scanner brings new hope for patients in vegetative state
“The 'BIS' monitor (Aspect Medical Systems, Newton MA) records and processes frontal electroencephalography (EEG) to produce a digital 'bispectral index', or BIS number on a scale of 0 to 100.”
The Huffington Post: Deepak Chopra: End-of-Life Brain Activity - A Sign of the Soul?
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Scientific Terminology
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hernesheir Twenty-two letters. I counted them for you. Use the time saved to dust your keyboard. Oct 12, 2011
ncarraway See also electroencephalogram. Aug 23, 2009