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Epilepsy is caused by an increased amount of electrical activity in the brain. To track this you would need to conduct and EEG (Electroencephalography) or an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan on an individual, and compare normal activity to seizure activity. There can be various levels of severity for seizures and seizures come in many forms and so there would be a broad range of data to go through and comparisons to be made, even between one seizure and another.
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What word describes brain waves?
Brain activity
Brain waves are recordings of activity in the?
Brain waves, called EEGs are recordings of activities of the various portions of the brain.
The brain waves most closely associated with mental activity are?
beta waves
How is an electroencephalogram done?
A measure of brain waves/activity.
Do girls have better brain waves?
"Brain waves" are the result of electrical activity in the brain, which exists in all animals that have brains. It is neither good nor bad. There are minor differences in the brain activity of males and females, but none of them can be described as "better" or "worse."
How does disease affect brain waves?
In general, disease typically increases slow activity such as theta or delta waves, but decreases fast activity such as alpha and beta waves.
What effect does disease have on brain waves?
In general, disease typically increases slow activity, such as theta or delta waves, but decreases fast activity, such as alpha and beta waves
In coma will the brain have waves?
The brain is constantly working even if a person is in a coma. The only reason this would change is because the person has gone brain dead and the brain is no longer producing waves of activity.
What does electroencephalogram mean?
Electroencephalography (EEG) is the recording of electrical activity along the scalp produced by the firing of neurons within the brain. In clinical contexts, EEG refers to the recording of the brain's spontaneous electrical activity over a short period of time, usually 20–40 minutes, as recorded from multiple electrodes placed on the scalp. In neurology, the main diagnostic application of EEG is in the case of epilepsy, as epileptic activity can create clear abnormalities on a standard EEG study. A secondary clinical use of EEG is in the diagnosis of coma and encephalopathies. EEG used to be a first-line method for the diagnosis of tumors, stroke and other focal brain disorders, but this use has decreased with the advent of anatomical imaging techniques such as MRI and CT. Woo
What is the Difference between brain fingerprinting and mapping?
A brain fingerprint is the unique alpha and beta waves the brain sends out as every brain is unique to the person but if your GW Bush that will not apply as they will be no activity to record. the mapping is the brain map that locates the areas of the brain and its activity in the form of a map
When a person speaks brain waves and bloodflow are especially likely to reveal increased activity in the?
Left Hemisphere
When a person speaks brain waves and blood flow are especially likely to reveal increased activity in the what?
Left Hemisphere
