HyperDic: beta_rhythm

English > 1 sense of the expression beta rhythm:
NOUNphenomenonbeta rhythm, beta wavethe normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake and alert
English > beta rhythm: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningThe normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake and alert; occurs with a frequency between 12 and 30 hertz.
Synonymbeta wave
Broaderbrainwave, brain wave, cortical potential(neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph

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