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BRAIN ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-07-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- brain electrical activity
1, record 1, English, brain%20electrical%20activity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- electrical activity 2, record 1, English, electrical%20activity
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
EEG measures the brain's electrical activity directly, while other methods record changes in blood flow ... or metabolic activity ..., which are indirect markers of brain electrical activity. 2, record 1, English, - brain%20electrical%20activity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- activité électrique cérébrale
1, record 1, French, activit%C3%A9%20%C3%A9lectrique%20c%C3%A9r%C3%A9brale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- activité électrique 2, record 1, French, activit%C3%A9%20%C3%A9lectrique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[L'électroencéphalogramme] constitue une image de la résultante de l’activité électrique cérébrale et plus précisément des zones corticales de la convexité. 3, record 1, French, - activit%C3%A9%20%C3%A9lectrique%20c%C3%A9r%C3%A9brale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-03-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
- Electrodiagnosis
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- brain electrical activity mapping
1, record 2, English, brain%20electrical%20activity%20mapping
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- BEAM 2, record 2, English, BEAM
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- brain electric activity mapping 3, record 2, English, brain%20electric%20activity%20mapping
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
By far the most effective examination for seasonal disorder is the computerized brain electrical activity mapping (BEAM) study, which includes a routine EEG, a computed analysis of the various wave forms in various parts of the brain with eyes opened and closed (spectral analysis), and both the visual-evoked responses (VER) and the auditory-evoked responses (AER). 1, record 2, English, - brain%20electrical%20activity%20mapping
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
- Électrodiagnostiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cartographie de l'activité électrique cérébrale
1, record 2, French, cartographie%20de%20l%27activit%C3%A9%20%C3%A9lectrique%20c%C3%A9r%C3%A9brale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cartographie de l'activité électrique cérébrale (Brain Electric Activity Mapping) dans l'étude de : dyslexie, épilepsie, schizophrénie, sénescence cérébrale, démence présénile et sénile, fonction cérébrale des prématurés, etc. 1, record 2, French, - cartographie%20de%20l%27activit%C3%A9%20%C3%A9lectrique%20c%C3%A9r%C3%A9brale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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