Understanding EEG and Brain Waves
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ScribdTranslations1. Electroencephalograph (EEG) is a tool used for gauging and recording brain activity.
2. waves. In 1929, Hans Berger, the German psychiatrist, published the results of
3. his experiments using the electroencephalograph in recording human brain
4. waves.
5. Four major brain waves exist: alpha has a frequency that ranges from 8 to 14.
6. cycles per second (cps) and is found in the occipital part of the brain. Beta
7. covers 14 to 30 cps. Delta wave includes frequencies that are below 5 cps. Theta
8. Wave covers the range between 5 and 8 cps. Alpha waves are more active.
9. during relaxation and light sleep. Nonetheless, their function is altered by deep
10. mental activities. Beta waves, on the other hand, appear during mental
11. concentration periods.
12. In 1935, the findings of collaborators Frederic Gibbs, William Lennox, and
13. Hallowelle Davis from Harvard on the use of EEG in epilepsy was published.
14. Since EEG poses no pain or side effects, it is broadly included as a medium for
15. identifying brain irregularities. The EEG is instrumental in discovering a host
16. of brain wave abnormalities. Persons who suffer from grand mal epilepsy have
17. brain wave patterns that resemble spikes, while those with petit mal epilepsy
18. have arch-shaped brain waves. Brain waves respond to physiological and
19. chemical stimuli. For instance, the use of drugs will result in low-amplitude,
20. high frequency brain waves. When we are asleep, the waves' pattern changes a
21. Few times. Dreaming frequently happens when the brain waves have high
22. frequency but low amplitude.
Dreaming frequently happens when the brain waves
have
High frequency, high
amplitude
Low frequency, low amplitude
High frequency, low
amplitude
Low frequency, high
amplitude
German physicist who published his results using electroencephalograph in recording
human brain waves
Hans Berger
Frederick Gibbs
William Lenox
Hallowelle Davis
According to the passage, which of the following brain waves has the
highest frequency range?
Theta
waves
Alpha
waves
Delta
waves
Beta waves
According to the passage, Beta waves are active during which of
the following?
Sleeping
Mental
concentration
Dreaming
Relaxation
Explanation of Answer:
The answer to this question is directly stated in lines 10-11, therefore B is the correct
answer.
Theta waves cover the range between
8-14 cps
14-30 cps
1-5cps
5-8 cps
How are the brain waves of a patient with grand mal?
Is epilepsy different from that of a healthy person?
They look like domes.
They resemble spikes.
There is no significant
difference between the two.
They do not change during
sleep.