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The Electroencephalogram (EEG) and Measuring Brain Waves Exam

Lecture 3 & 4: Electroencephalography (EEG) Questions With Solutions Why did Burger study medicine? Because he was convinced that there is "psychic energy", which might allow for telepathy He wanted to discover the objective activity in the brain and "psychic phenomena", but he did not realise the basis and potential of his discovery at the time What else did Burger describe? Alpha rhythm: characteristic frequency of electrical signal when eyes closed What is the characte...

What is Electroencephalography (EEG)? correct answer: A method of detecting neural activity by placing electrodes on the scalp How does EEG work? correct answer: Electrodes pick up small fluctuations of electrical signals, originating from activity of (mostly cortical) neurons Nature of electrical signals correct answer: Very noisy and might not look like much but systematically related to cognitive processes How is EEG recorded? correct answer: Either at the scalp (non-invasive) bu...

Physiology - Electroencephalography (EEG) (B7) Exam Questions and Answers

Electroencephalography (EEG) - Clinical Skills II Fall Exam Questions and Answers

Midterm Exam Normal Electroencephalography Questions With Solutions ELectrooculogram Record horizontal and vertical eye movements needed for sleep staging in neonates Rapidly changing background activity holoprosencephaly periodic hypsarrhythmia in term infants Nonketotic hyperglycemia, other inborn errors or metabolims and genetically determined encephalopathties Periodic rolandic sharp waves Intraventricular hemorrhages (IVH) or periventricular Leukomlacia

Electroencephalography Lab Exam with correct Answers

Electroencephalography (EEG) & Evoked Potentials Questions With Solutions 1. EEG defined a. The EEG is a measurement of ?. These voltage fluctuations are called? b. EEG recording: i. In humans, the electrodes are small metal disks pasted to the surface of the scalp by an electricity conducting gel. ii. There are two electrodes plugged into each amplifier on the EEG machine. The EEG recorder detects the voltage differences between the recording and reference electrode for each channel ...

Electroencephalography (EEG) Exam Questions and Answers

Lab -9 Electroencephalography (EEG) Exam Questions and Answers