brainwave
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- noun
- /ˈbreɪnˌweɪv/
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onda cerebral
- Cassandra, your brainwaves will be transmitted to the screen, so we'll be able to see exactly what you saw and heard.
- brainwave patterns
- brainwave activity
- human brainwaves
Examples
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His EEG —the test that measures brainwaves— was essentially a flatline.
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I'm not picking up any brainwave activity.
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We were doing studies on energy use in the brain and correlating them with brainwave activity.
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We found that there was an unexplained loss of energy when certain brainwave patterns were active.
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They also found, by measuring brainwave responses, that the children who developed normally were more efficient at processing information.
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They measure brainwaves and those are then converted to a digital signal which is then displayed on a full color reference monitor.
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Utilizing our equipment, I'm going to amplify the brainwaves of the participants.
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The EEG machine recorded distinct patterns of brainwave activity during the experiment.
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Researchers used an electroencephalograph to monitor the brainwaves of participants as they solved puzzles.
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Analyzing the brainwaves revealed how different tasks affected mental states.
Synonyms
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A pattern of electrical activity in the brain seen on an EEG
A quick change in electric signals in the brain's outer part measured by a machine
How Fast
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word brainwave joins brain and wave to describe real 'waves' of electrical activity in the head that a special machine can record. So a brainwave is the fast change in brain activity between parts of the brain.