electroencephalography

Synonyms:
  • EEG
German: Elektroenzephalographie
Japanese: 脳電図記録法

Neurology. Method for the graphic representation (electroencephalogram) of electric potentials of the cerebral cortex, as picked up by electrodes placed on the scalp. The brain waves are divided into delta waves, theta waves, alpha waves, beta waves and gamma waves according to frequency, amplitude, and localization.

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