Electroencephalogram

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  • EEG measures electrical activity in the brain using electrodes which are attached to the scalp.
    • Provides an overall account of brain activity.
    • scan recording represents the brainwave patterns that are generated from the actions of thousands of neurons.
  • Often used by clincians as a diagnostic tool as unusual arythmic patterns of activity may indicate neurological abnormalities such as epilepsy, tumours of some sleep disorders.
  • A record of the tiny electrical impulses produced by the brains activity. By measuring characteristic wave patterns, the EEG can help diagnose certain conditions of the brain.

    Electroencephalogram
  • When neurons start to generate the same patterns of neural activity at the same time it is synchronized.