delta rhythm


nounPhysiology.
  1. a pattern of slow brain waves, having a frequency of less than 6 cycles per second as recorded by an electroencephalograph, associated with deep sleep.

Origin of delta rhythm

1
First recorded in 1935–40

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British Dictionary definitions for delta rhythm

delta rhythm

noun
  1. physiol the normal electrical activity of the cerebral cortex during deep sleep, occurring at a frequency of 1 to 4 hertz and detectable with an electroencephalograph: See also brain wave

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