How to Use electroencephalogram in a Sentence

electroencephalogram

noun
  • The electroencephalogram electrodes were removed from her head.
    — Terry Demio, The Enquirer, 5 May 2022
  • Slow waves can be measured using a test called an electroencephalogram (EEG).
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The brain activity of both groups was tracked by electroencephalogram equipment, and the results were surprising.
    — Essence, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The idea is to use its earbuds to capture an electroencephalogram, a standard tool for assessing brain activity.
    — Steven Levy, Wired, 14 Apr. 2022
  • The seizures warranted the doctors to perform an electroencephalogram (EEG) on the brain.
    — Donna Sarkar, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2022
  • In tandem, their brain activity will be monitored through electroencephalograms.
    — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 10 Feb. 2020
  • In Dallas, Anissa underwent tests including an electroencephalogram and was told to return in six months.
    — Laurie McGinley, Anchorage Daily News, 5 June 2020
  • A lot of those studies were using a scalp EEG [electroencephalogram], and that led to a lot of contradictory findings.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Decades of electroencephalogram studies have shown that a healthy brain’s electrical output produces patterns of repetitive oscillations, or brain waves.
    — Elizabeth Landau, Quanta Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Doctors perform an ultrasound and electroencephalogram (EEG) to measure his brain wave patterns.
    — Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati.com, 10 July 2019
  • And even the best electroencephalogram (EEG) technology still can resolve only down to the level of hundreds of neurons.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 19 Apr. 2012
  • Brain waves were first discovered using electroencephalogram (EEG) techniques, which involve placing electrodes on the scalp.
    — Simon Makin, Scientific American, 28 June 2018
  • Then, they were shown a picture of their ex-partner while an electroencephalogram (EEG) machine recorded electrical activity in their brains.
    — Donna Sarkar, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2021
  • To measure their synapses, the researchers used transcranial magnetic stimulation and electroencephalogram tests.
    — Hunter Boyce, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
  • For decades scientists have taped electrodes onto people’s scalps to record their brain activity and create a readout called an electroencephalogram, or EEG.
    — Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2019
  • Perri’s setup begins with a headset that measures the electrical activity in her brain, known as an electroencephalogram (EEG for short).
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2024
  • Grassi's brainwaves, the scientists hooked him up to an electroencephalogram (EEG) helmet that uses electrodes to take measurements.
    — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 21 July 2020
  • These electrical flurries, which can be observed as sharp spikes on an electroencephalogram (EEG), tend to happen in early sleep stages when brain activity is otherwise low.
    — Rebecca Sohn, Scientific American, 27 July 2022
  • The scientists hooked the dogs up to an electroencephalogram (EEG) machine using non-invasive scalp sensors to measure their brain activity.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The team was performing a test that detects electrical activity in the brain, called an electroencephalogram (EEG), to learn more about what was happening during his seizures.
    — Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2022
  • To evaluate how well these mature brain organoids modeled human brains, the researchers then compared the organoids’ brain waves to electroencephalograms (EEGs, brain scans) of premature babies.
    — Thiago Arzua, Smithsonian, 13 Dec. 2019
  • Zohny said it could possibly be used to help measure consciousness from brain signals, such as with an electroencephalogram, or EEG, a test that measures electrical activity in the brain.
    — Kff Health News, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Zohny said it could possibly be used to help measure consciousness from brain signals, such as with an electroencephalogram, or EEG, a test that measures electrical activity in the brain.
    — Cara Anthony, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Zohny said it could possibly be used to help measure consciousness from brain signals, such as with an electroencephalogram, or EEG, a test that measures electrical activity in the brain.
    — Cara Anthony, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The machine would use a pen to physically scribble waves with peaks and troughs onto paper scrolling at a rate of 1 centimeter per second to create an electroencephalogram (EEG).
    — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Devices such as an electroencephalogram (EEG) — a net of electrodes placed on the scalp — can detect these fluctuations and graph them as sinuous lines similar to those drawn by a seismograph.
    — Quanta Magazine, 22 Mar. 2016
  • Another consumer product senses the slow brain waves characteristic of deep sleep via electroencephalogram (EEG) electrodes built into a headset.
    — Christof Koch, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2017
  • How the brain test works The noninvasive test is an electroencephalogram, or EEG, which involves placing small electrodes on the scalp to record electrical activity in the brain.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Elemind launched commercially in 2024 with a wearable electroencephalogram headband designed to help people fall asleep and fall back to sleep significantly faster without drugs.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
  • Texas doesn’t have an age limit for getting a boxing license, but applicants older than 36 must pass tests that include an electroencephalogram and an electrocardiogram before the state will consider granting a license.
    — Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 3 Aug. 2020

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