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Recent Examples of brain wave
The element of someone touching your head alters the brain wave pattern which results in a deep state of relaxation.
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David Kubes, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Low to medium doses show a reduction in the alpha frequency of brain waves (which correspond to relaxed and wakeful states), along with rising entropy, a signature finding of sober brains sinking deeper into a trip.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Heart attack can lead to changes in sleep-promoting brain waves and immune cells that aid recovery, a new study suggests.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Brainstem auditory evoked potential studies: This test measures brain wave activity in response to clicks.
—Yuliya Klochan, Health, 19 June 2024
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David Kubes, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Low to medium doses show a reduction in the alpha frequency of brain waves (which correspond to relaxed and wakeful states), along with rising entropy, a signature finding of sober brains sinking deeper into a trip.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Heart attack can lead to changes in sleep-promoting brain waves and immune cells that aid recovery, a new study suggests.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Brainstem auditory evoked potential studies: This test measures brain wave activity in response to clicks.
—Yuliya Klochan, Health, 19 June 2024
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The previous truth exists as a thorough rejection of modern economic theory promoted by individuals within the Keynesian, monetarist, and Austrian schools.John Tamny, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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One longtime, highly successful coach has a theory about what has helped McDermott evolve professionally.Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Previous observations suggested that these permanent shadows might host frozen water, an exciting hypothesis that the BepiColombo mission is set to investigate further.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
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Some of Oppenheimer’s hypothesis may already be becoming reality.Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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That being said, players only get four guesses before the answers will be revealed.Billie Schwab Dunn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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There is one absolute stinker of a Double Jeopardy! round, filled with incorrect guesses and clues when nobody even buzzes in.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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Location: 1000 Social St., Raleigh Opening date: Early 2025 Wedgewood Cheese Bar Wedgewood Cheese Bar is the brainchild of cheesemongers and owners Michelle and Stevie Webb of The Cheese Shop, which has been operating as a pop-up shop inside Carrboro's Glasshalfull since 2022.Lucille Sherman, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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The collection originally was the brainchild of Marc Jacobs, who at the time was Louis Vuitton’s creative director and spearheaded a variety of artist collaborations with the brand, including Stephen Sprouse and Richard Prince.Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
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Surrealism also bled into literature and fashion, with the most notable fashion house taking inspiration from the movement being Schiaparelli, which famously collaborated with Dalí.Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2025
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Regardless, the initial television film, along with its sequel and the TV series, provided the inspiration for Chris Carter's The X-Files.Marc Berman, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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There’s speculation that the forthcoming Metroid Prime 4 might straddle both consoles the way Breath of the Wild launched on both the Wii U and the Switch back in 2017.Ash Parrish, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
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In the summer, Wolff met with Verstappen’s father, Jos, and the driver’s manager Raymond Vermeulen, fuelling speculation the Silver Arrows were working on a deal.Dan Cancian, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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The president’s subsequent hasty exile baffled many of his supporters and led to conjecture that perhaps there were incriminating videos of him as well.Chris Kraul, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
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The plot moves along driven by several other flimsy conjectures viewers are asked to accept without substantial evidence other than her convenient discoveries.Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024
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Although special counsel Jack Smith won't record a criminal conviction against Trump, the report asserts that the evidence would have convicted him.Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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In the sweeping report, Smith argued that his office had the evidence to secure a conviction against the former president if the election case had ever gone to trial.Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Brain wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain%20wave. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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