brain wave
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- /breɪn weɪv/
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- The doctor used an EEG to measure the brain wave activity during the patient's sleep.
- brain wave pattern
- brain wave frequency
- brain wave rate
So your heart rate, your breathing, your hormone secretions, your brain waves, they all get changed by sound.
- So your heart rate, your breathing, your hormone secretions, your brain waves, they all get changed by sound.
- So they had technology that was able to read brain waves.
- And hypnosis is a way that gets our brain back into that Theta brain wave state.
- And that's where meditation comes in, because you can teach people through practice how to change their brain waves, slow them down.
- A good example of that would be the Muse headset by Interaxon that measures your EEG, so measures your brain waves.
- So they have found that this entrains brain wave activity.
- If if it likes your brain waves, it'll obey your commands.
- So it's a slow, slow brain wave as would be thought.
- So meditation, meditation so important because you're dropping that brain wave to slow brain waves, but you're conscious.
Examples
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We're measuring his brain waves.
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When you sit down to meditate, your brain waves shift and you enter a deeper level of consciousness.
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His brain waves are normal.
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His vital signs are strong, his brain waves are good.
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What I'm trying to do is create a brain wave pattern.
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Moreover, the features of the brain waves will be different when compared to when a person is watching television or reading a book.
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The brain waves are the product of electrochemical activity in the brain.
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We can certainly boost your deep sleep brain waves with brain stimulation.
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This is a typical brain wave when the brain's awake and you're processing the world.
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So your heart rate, your breathing, your hormone secretions, your brain waves, they all get changed by sound.
Synonyms
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A fast change in the brain's electrical signals that a machine can measure
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A brain rhythm you have when you are awake and relaxed, often when you close your eyes or meditate
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A slow, low energy brain rhythm that appears when a person is awake but relaxed or drowsy
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A fast brainwave that appears when you are awake and thinking
A quick change in electric signals in the brain's outer part measured by a machine
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a pattern of electrical activity in the brain' is directly compositional from 'brain' (the organ) + 'wave' (a rhythmic pattern or surge), so a learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a wave-like activity in the brain. This formation is common in scientific register and mirrored across many languages (e.g., Spanish onda cerebral), so it is readily predictable to B1 learners despite being somewhat technical.
Etymology
Brain wave comes from the image of tiny electrical signals in the brain moving like a wave across its surface. That's why today it means 'a pattern of electrical signals in the brain' that machines can record.