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Definitions of brainwave
  1. noun
    the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation

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  2. noun
    (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph
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  • delta rhythm the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person in deep dreamless sleep; occurs with high voltage and low frequency (1 to 4 hertz)
  • subclinical absence a transient impairment of cortical function demonstrable only by 3-per-second brainwave spikes
  • beta rhythm the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake and alert; occurs with a frequency between 12 and 30 hertz
  • delta wave the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person in deep dreamless sleep; occurs with high voltage and low frequency (1 to 4 hertz)
  • theta rhythm the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed and drowsy; occurs with low frequency and low amplitude
  • alpha wave the normal brainwave in the electroencephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed; occurs with a frequency of 8-12 hertz
  • pure absence an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes
  • theta wave the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed and drowsy; occurs with low frequency and low amplitude
  • beta wave the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake and alert; occurs with a frequency between 12 and 30 hertz
  • simple absence an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes
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