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electroencephalogram

electroencephalogram

1 8.2
A test that records the brain's electrical activity using small sensors on the head
  • noun
  • /ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌɛnˈsɛfələˌɡræm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : electroencefalograma
  • The electroencephalogram represents a record of fluctuations in the electrical activity of the brain recorded from the surface of the scalp.
  • electroencephalogram signals

Examples

  • One way that we can "look" into the child's active brain is with a brain-imaging technique called an electroencephalogram, which measures and records the brain's electrical activity.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Music educators can benefit from knowing what has been learned about young children via the electroencephalogram (EEG).

    Academic text (2000)
  • That's why I wanted you to take this electroencephalogram.

  • A busy music teacher might wonder what recent findings from studies involving the electroencephalogram (EEG) could possibly have to do with what goes on in his or her classroom.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Improved processing of electroencephalogram signals and evoked potentials could result in more reliable techniques to define the depth of anesthesia.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The brain can be observed through recordings of electricity generated by neurons through the measurement of brain waves (i.e., the electroencephalogram).

    Academic text (2010)
  • Here, John Flohr, Dan Miller, and Roger deBeus explain electroencephalogram (EEG) techniques and how they have been applied to the study of musical behaviors in children.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Doctors at the center take an electroencephalogram to measure the brain's electrical activity.

  • By using an electroencephalogram, Sestan's team detected no signs of consciousness in the pigs' brains.

  • Music educators can benefit from knowing what has been learned about young children via the electroencephalogram.

Synonyms

EEG
vselectroencephalogram
  • Specialized
22 5.3

A test that records the brain's electrical activity

is the full technical name for that same recording
encephalogram
vselectroencephalogram
  • Specialized
1 9.9

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

is a longer compound technical name rather than the shorter label

Surface Forms

Morphology

electroencephalogram = electro + encephalo + gram

The term is built from classical combining forms meaning roughly 'electricity', 'brain', and 'record', so the overall meaning is partly recoverable but still technical.

Etymology

Electroencephalogram is made of three parts: electro- meaning 'electric', encephalo- meaning 'brain', and -gram meaning 'record'. So it is a 'record of the brain's electricity', which is exactly what an electroencephalogram shows.