brain wave

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   (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph

   Synonymsbrainwavecortical potential

   Broaderbioelectricity

   Narroweralpha rhythmbeta rhythmdelta rhythmtheta rhythm

   neurophysiology

Questions about brain wave

What does brain wave mean?

brain wave means "(neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph".

What is another word for brain wave?

Close synonyms include brainwave, cortical potential. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is brain wave a common word?

brain wave is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.