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brainwave::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | brainstorm, insight |
| Type of | understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy |
| Has types | flash, revelation, breakthrough, find, discovery, light |
brainwave::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | brain wave, cortical potential |
| Type of | bioelectricity |
| Has types | beta rhythm, beta wave, alpha rhythm, delta rhythm, delta wave, theta wave, alpha wave, theta rhythm |
Examples of brainwave
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When a group of neurons fire simultaneously, the activity appears as a brainwave.
From the newscientist.com
As this occurs, researches watch another screen that monitors brainwave activity.
From the sciencedaily.com
But this year I've had a brainwave and if I say so myself, it's a real doozie.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Shanks's big brainwave came shortly after he joined Unilever in the summer of 1982.
From the guardian.co.uk
Shanks's big brainwave came shortly after he joined Unilever in the summer of 1982.
From the guardian.co.uk
Electrodes are taped to the infant's head to measure brainwave responses to sounds.
From the time.com
The frequencies displayed on the graphs are brainwave frequencies not audio.
From the newscientist.com
One simple yet brilliant brainwave has guided travellers around London for 78 years.
From the independent.co.uk
However, when the strike ended, the producers of the Oscars had a brainwave.
From the hecklerspray.com
- (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph
- Insight: the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
- Brainwave (or Brain Wave) is a name shared by two characters in the DC Comics Universe, who are father and son.
- (Brainwaves (compilation)) Brainwaves is a compilation album put together by Brainwashed.com to commemorate the Brainwaves festival. The album is a 3 CD set, limited to 500 copies (one for each audience member of the Brainwaves festival) and comes with a Brainwaves logo badge. ...
- (The Brainwaves) The Brainwaves are cartoon characters that populate Dorling Kindersley's children's reference books.
- Any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain, especially those seen on an electroencephalogram; A sudden idea, understanding, or inspiration; a brainstorm
- (Brainwaves (or brain waves)) Rhythmic fluctuating electrical pulses measured in hertz (Hz) which is the second cycle. They consist of the beta (15-40Hz), alpha (8-14Z), theta (4-7HZ) and delta (0.5-3 Hz). Measuring brain waves, essentially it tells us the rate of our brain processing.
- (Brainwaves) Patterns of electrical activity in the brain. These patterns can be recorded from scalp recordings using electroencephalography (EEG) and are described based on frequency, amplitude, and shape characteristics. See also EEG.
- Children's general knowledge quiz in the late 70's, presented by Christopher Biggins. More often than not, mathematical questions were asked such as: '5 - 4, 10 - 9 and 2 - 1 all equal what? Oooooh!'.
