Electrocorticography
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A form of electroencephalography in which the electrodes are placed directly on the cerebral cortex. uncountable
"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 combination of images and associations."
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More examples"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 combination of images and associations."
Etymology
From electro- + corticography.
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