Mini-Sensor Measures Brain Activity

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• NIST Mini-Sensor Measures Magnetic Activity In Human Brain
• New NIST Mini-Sensor May Have Biomedical and Security Applications
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Inside Science Buzzwords:

1. Brain waves - Repetitive activity from the nerve cells in the brain, generating electrical and magnetic signals. Also called a neural oscillation.
2. Neuromagnetic Field – magnetic fields created as a result of nerve activity in the brain or other parts of the nervous system.
3. Alpha wave--a kind of brain wave associated with tasks such as opening and closing eyes.