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
Because EEG electrodes sit on the surface of the head, they struggle to capture signals that originate deeper within the brain.
From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026
With EEG technology, "you can pick these things up before you actually see physical symptoms of them. And this is just one example."
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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