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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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Words nearby alpha rhythm

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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)
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for alpha rhythm

alpha rhythm

n.

alpha wave
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