Organ or Tissue Function
brain wave
brain wave
Subclass of:
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena; Electrophysiological Phenomena; Electroencephalography
Definitions related to brain waves:
  • Electrical impulses generated by the firing of nerve cells in the brain (neurons).
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Wave-like oscillations of electric potential between parts of the brain recorded by EEG.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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