Hypsarrhythmia is an abnormal pattern that appears on an EEG test. This pattern shows up as a specific and recognizable pattern of tall, wide waves on top of the background. Share on Pinterest Getty ...

Electroencephalogram (EEG) is a method used to measure and visualize spontaneous electrical activity within the brain. Electrical impulses are the main form of signaling found within the brain; ...

Jena, Germany, 1924: Working in near-isolation and with painstaking tediousness, the psychiatrist Hans Berger observes rhythmic electrical activity from the scalp of human subjects. He is convinced ...

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People with dementia have distinct brain wave patterns. Researchers are investigating how EEG tests could identify people in the earliest stages of the disease when treatments are mostly likely to ...