brainwave

British

/ ˈbreɪnˌweɪv /

noun

Also called: brainstorm. informal a sudden inspiration or idea

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Research shows that looking at pictures of nature on your laptop or simply gazing out at something green can trigger the same calming brainwave changes and reduce stress.

From BBC

But monitors that measured her brainwaves, heart rate, blood pressure, and oxygen levels showed no biological cause for her suffering.

From Salon

We have a brainwave machine that charts your brain activity while you're tasting different types of food.

From Salon

The technology, presented December 2 in the Cell Press journal Cell Biomaterials, offers a promising alternative to the cumbersome process currently used for monitoring brainwaves and diagnosing neurological conditions.

From Science Daily

Besides this visual classification, the algorithm also points to the patterns in the brainwaves that it used to make its determination and provides three examples of professionally diagnosed charts that it sees as being similar.

From Science Daily

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