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EEG

EEG

22 5.3
A test that records the brain's electrical activity
  • noun
  • /iː iː dʒiː/
  • Specialized
translation icon : electroencefalograma
  • Prior to each condition, EEG preparation and collection were completed as previously described.
  • EEG asymmetry
  • frontal EEG
  • EEG activation

It's the strongest wave in the EEG spectrum.

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Examples

  • A good example of that would be the Muse headset by Interaxon that measures your EEG, so measures your brain waves.

  • I recorded the EEG emissions of our experiment.

  • Much of this is based on EEG studies.

  • What did the EEG reveal?

  • There's no sign of pathology in her EEG.

  • Increases in white matter were associated with improvements in EEG measurements and improved developmental gains.

    Academic text (2015)
  • We see an increase in the informational complexity of ongoing brain activity recorded with EEG on the dose of psilocybin.

  • I use the exact same hospital grade EEG on a mild cognitive impairment patient as I would on an MBA, an All Star NBA player.

  • The doctor studied the EEG to evaluate the patient's brain activity during the seizure.

  • After the EEG scan, the neurologist explained how the brain's electrical patterns indicate health.

Synonyms

encephalogram
vsEEG
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A recording of the brain's electrical activity made with sensors on the head

is the short abbreviated form used in speech and notes
electroencephalogram
vsEEG
  • Specialized
1 8.2

A test that records the brain's electrical activity using small sensors on the head

focuses on the instrument producing the record rather than placement

How Detailed

fMRI
  • Specialized
8 3.6
PET
  • Specialized
53 5.8
EEG
  • Specialized
22 5.3

Surface Forms

EEG singular
EEGs plural

Etymology

EEG stands for electroencephalogram, made of electro- 'electric', encephalo- 'brain', and -gram 'record', as in the word 'telegram'. So an EEG is a 'record' or picture of the brain's electrical activity.