Mini-Sensor Measures Brain Activity
OCT 23, 2012
Atomic physicists develop magnetic-field sensor for brain, heart.
Mini-Sensor Measures Brain Activity
Get Inside the Science:
- NIST Mini-Sensor Measures Magnetic Activity In Human Brain
- New NIST Mini-Sensor May Have Biomedical and Security Applications
- Brain Sensor image
Inside Science Buzzwords:
- Brain waves - Repetitive activity from the nerve cells in the brain, generating electrical and magnetic signals. Also called a neural oscillation.
- Neuromagnetic Field – magnetic fields created as a result of nerve activity in the brain or other parts of the nervous system.
- Alpha wave--a kind of brain wave associated with tasks such as opening and closing eyes.
