EEG
Americanabbreviation
abbreviation
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electroencephalogram
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electroencephalograph
Example Sentences
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Abbott watches EEG results, which are really a training screen showing “status epilepticus,” an epileptic seizure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Their research focused on determining whether EEG could capture brain signals linked to movement and potentially reconnect them with the body.
From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026
"I don't think that wearable EEG devices are reliable enough," said Anna Wexler, a University of Pennsylvania professor who studies consumer detection products, although she acknowledges that "AI has expanded the possibilities of these devices."
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
What's on display is a moving graph which looks a bit like an EEG.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025
As the subjects used the video game, the researchers studied their performance with behavioral tests, and used eye scanners and captured the electrical activity in their brain with EEG.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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