electrocorticography
electrocorticography noun: a technique that records the brain's electrical activity using electrodes placed directly on the surface of the cerebral cortex during surgery.
Noun
electrocorticography (plural electrocorticographies, abbreviation ECoG)
- A technique that records the brain's electrical activity using electrodes placed directly on the surface of the cerebral cortex during surgery.
- Indeed, while many philosophers of language in the 20th century proposed that we think in sentence-like strings of language, use of brain imaging technology like electroencephalography (EEG) and electrocorticography (ECoG) has since revealed that thinking more probably happens in a complex...2019 October 24, Oscar Schwartz, “Mind-reading tech? How private companies could gain access to our brains”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Forms of electrocorticography
| plural | electrocorticographies |
|---|---|
| abbreviation | ECoG |
Origin of electrocorticography
From electro- + corticography.
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Questions about electrocorticography
- What does electrocorticography mean?
- Electrocorticography means a technique that records the brain's electrical activity using electrodes placed directly on the surface of the cerebral cortex during surgery.
- What part of speech is electrocorticography?
- Electrocorticography is a noun.
- What is the plural of electrocorticography?
- The plural of electrocorticography is electrocorticographies.
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