magnetoencephalogram
noun
a record of the magnetic field of the brain. MEG
magnetoencephalography
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a word derived from
magnetoencephalogram.
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They used magnetoencephalography, a method that detects the faint magnetic fields produced when brain cells are active.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Brain activity was recorded using magnetoencephalography, or MEG -- a noninvasive method that captures electrical signals from the brain.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 12, 2026
Others were observed with magnetoencephalography, which reads magnetic fields in the brain.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2023
Six theory-neutral labs would scan the brains of 250 total participants using three techniques: functional magnetic resonance imaging, magnetoencephalography, and electrocorticography, in which electrodes are placed on the brain’s surface prior to a surgery.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 25, 2023
He also skimps on neuroimaging techniques such as magnetoencephalography, which directly measures changes in magnetic fields produced by electrical signals in the brain.
From Nature ● Oct. 15, 2018
