To clinically measure electrical activity within the brain, healthcare professionals conduct an electroencephalogram (EEG). This requires setting up 20 electrodes around the head with conductive gels ...

Jena, Germany, 1924: Working in near-isolation and with painstaking tediousness, the psychiatrist Hans Berger observes rhythmic electrical activity from the scalp of human subjects. He is convinced ...

For generations, people who narrowly survived drowning, car crashes, and cardiac arrest have described the same eerie sensation: a rapid, vivid replay of their past. The idea that a lifetime of ...

Traditional EEG brain wave measurements have been done in laboratory settings. Today, far simpler wireless headsets and headbands are available to consumers. The practice of companies quietly selling ...

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Mass General Brigham researchers developed an AI tool to accurately predict which patients will develop cognitive impairment over the next five years by analyzing brain wave patterns during sleep Mass ...

Meditation has been shown to have remarkable benefits for the meditator. Improved mental health has long been associated with meditation as it can reduce anxiety, fear, and sadness. But it can also ...

Hypsarrhythmia is an abnormal pattern that appears on an EEG test. This pattern shows up as a specific and recognizable pattern of tall, wide waves on top of the background. Share on Pinterest Getty ...

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