alpha rhythm

noun

a pattern of slow brain waves (alpha waves) in normal persons at rest with closed eyes, thought by some to be associated with an alert but daydreaming mind.

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Origin of alpha rhythm

1935–40; earlier alpha waves, translation of German Alphawellen, term used by their discoverer, German physician Hans Berger (1873–1941)

Words nearby alpha rhythm

alpha particle, alpha privative, alpha radiation, alpha ray, alpha receptor, alpha rhythm, alpha stock, alpha test, alpha wave, alpha-adrenergic, alpha-adrenergic blocking agent
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British Dictionary definitions for alpha rhythm

alpha rhythm

alpha wave

noun

physiol the normal bursts of electrical activity from the cerebral cortex of a drowsy or inactive person, occurring at a frequency of 8 to 12 hertz and detectable with an electroencephalographSee also brain wave
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Medical definitions for alpha rhythm

alpha rhythm

n.

alpha wave
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