| NOUN | phenomenon | brainwave, 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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| cognition | brainwave, insight, brainstorm | the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation |
| Meaning | (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph. | |
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| Synonyms | brain wave, cortical potential | |
| Category | neurophysiology | The branch of neuroscience that studies the physiology of the nervous system |
| Narrower | alpha rhythm, alpha wave | The normal brainwave in the electroencephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed |
| beta rhythm, beta wave | The normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake and alert | |
| delta rhythm, delta wave | The normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person in deep dreamless sleep | |
| theta rhythm, theta wave | The normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed and drowsy | |
| Broader | bioelectricity | electric phenomena in animals or plants |
| Meaning | The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation. | |
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| Synonyms | insight, brainstorm | |
| Narrower | discovery, breakthrough, find | A productive insight |
| flash | A sudden brilliant understanding | |
| light | mental understanding as an enlightening experience | |
| revelation | An enlightening or astonishing disclosure | |
| Broader | understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy | The cognitive condition / condition of someone who understands |
| Spanish | idea, intuición | |
| Catalan | idea, intuïció | |
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