your brain's electrical gossip, recorded through the scalp in real time.
means a test that records the brain's electrical activity using electrodes placed on the scalp, showing patterns of neural firing over time.
from from the greek electro plus enkephalos meaning within the head; hans berger recorded the first human eeg in 1924 in jena, germany, convinced brains emitted measurable energy like telepathy waves.
epilepsy monitoring units — hospitals use continuous eeg to catch seizures on camera and chart
berger's 1924 recordings — first alpha rhythm ever documented, on a teenage patient
bci cursor control — eeg caps let paralyzed users move computer cursors by thought
nasa fatigue studies — pilots wear eeg to detect drowsiness before errors happen