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Recent Examples of brain wave
It’s also known as a polysomnography, and the study records your brain waves, the oxygen level in your blood, and your heart rate and breathing during sleep.
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Oct. 2024
All brain waves fall into different categories of electric wave speed, measured in hertz (Hz).
—Brittany Dube, Health, 13 Aug. 2024
Binaural beats don't all sound the same, but they're created the same way—by interacting with the frequencies of your brain waves.
—Brittany Dube, Health, 13 Aug. 2024
Seeking an alternative treatment option, Mody and his team turned to gamma oscillations – high-frequency brain waves that have been associated with memory and other cognitive processes.
—New Atlas, 8 Aug. 2024
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Oct. 2024
All brain waves fall into different categories of electric wave speed, measured in hertz (Hz).
—Brittany Dube, Health, 13 Aug. 2024
Binaural beats don't all sound the same, but they're created the same way—by interacting with the frequencies of your brain waves.
—Brittany Dube, Health, 13 Aug. 2024
Seeking an alternative treatment option, Mody and his team turned to gamma oscillations – high-frequency brain waves that have been associated with memory and other cognitive processes.
—New Atlas, 8 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for brain wave
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The theory was popularized by manifestos left by perpetrators in a number of high-profile neo-Nazi and white supremacist terrorist incidents, including the killing of 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2019.Patrick Smith, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The theory proposes that each generation should be considered a separate social group formed by specific historical events and social and cultural environments.Boris Abaev, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The hypothesis has come under serious scrutiny in biomechanical studies, as well as a growing body of medical and legal literature.Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024
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Bloodwork results furnish evidence for Elsbeth’s roofie hypothesis; Mac had high levels of a substance called scopolamine in her system.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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This usually would be a good guess—the mainstream media, especially those who are addicted to social media, tend to be out of touch.Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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What happens after, however, seems to be anyone’s guess.Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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The development of this chiming mechanism is the brainchild of Christopher Ward's Master Watchmaker, Frank Stelzer.Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The film is the brainchild of the Chiodo brothers, who wrote it, directed it, did the practical effects, and did the makeup.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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In a world of endless fashion inspiration and ever-changing trends, Emma Stone’s latest outfit just encouraged me to get back to basics.Averi Baudler, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Yeah, so definitely some inspiration that comes from artists.DeMarco Williams, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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News on the luxury grapevine lifted shares of Burberry and EssilorLuxottica yesterday amid speculation that two major industry deals are underway.Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
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The news of Beau’s death, along with, now, the heartbreaking news of Jackie’s arrest in connection with his death has overwhelmed us with grief and speculation and confusion.Vicki Gerdes / Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 4 Nov. 2024
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However, careful scientific examination has proved both those conjectures wrong.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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What happened after that is conjecture mixed with logic and the findings of a United States Department of Justice investigation.Tracy Scott Forson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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One of these indictments even yielded a conviction, albeit on 34 relatively minor charges of falsifying business records.Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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Democrats had hoped that message would be even easier to send in the aftermath of Jan. 6, a second impeachment, several indictments, and a New York conviction on 34 felony counts.W. James Antle III, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Brain wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain%20wave. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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