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Recent Examples of brain wave
The company’s first product, which began preorders this year, tracks brain waves with electrocephalography (EEG) sensors, then tweaks them with sound waves delivered via bone conduction.
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IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2024
Scientists found that during an Access Bars session, the brain waves reach a state of 1-hertz delta, which normally can only be reached during a deep sleep phase.
—David Kubes, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Calcium regulates brain waves during the restful sleep phase (non-rapid eye movement sleep).3
Dairy products, fatty fish with bones, and certain vegetables like kale and bok choy naturally contain calcium.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
The element of someone touching your head alters the brain wave pattern which results in a deep state of relaxation.
—David Kubes, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2024
Scientists found that during an Access Bars session, the brain waves reach a state of 1-hertz delta, which normally can only be reached during a deep sleep phase.
—David Kubes, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Calcium regulates brain waves during the restful sleep phase (non-rapid eye movement sleep).3
Dairy products, fatty fish with bones, and certain vegetables like kale and bok choy naturally contain calcium.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
The element of someone touching your head alters the brain wave pattern which results in a deep state of relaxation.
—David Kubes, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for brain wave
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brain wave
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There are two main pieces of evidence in the theory running rampant in the comments.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2025
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And one of my favorite things is looking at other people’s fan theories online.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2025
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Colossal said its woolly mouse would enable its scientists to test hypotheses about the link between specific DNA sequences and physical traits that enabled the mammoth, which went extinct around 4,000 years ago, to adapt to life in cold climates.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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The hypothesis was that higher VO2 max would be associated with less brain shrinkage with age, which in turn would be associated with better cognitive scores.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
28 Feb. 2025
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Ora first chose Heidi Montag, but later piggybacked off of Thicke's guess of Bethenny Frankel.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Los Angeles or even Texas would be reasonable guesses, but the answer is much more interesting.—
Joyce Chen,
Architectural Digest,
5 Mar. 2025
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Dodge was the brainchild of two upstart brothers from Michigan who sought to push cars—and their car company—to the limit; Cybertruck is the vision of a modern provocateur whose history is still being written.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Photo : Audi Overlooked in its time and underappreciated even now, the Audi V-8 was the brainchild of legendary overengineer Ferdinand Piëch, who spearheaded the original Audi Quattro.—
Raphael Orlove,
Robb Report,
27 Feb. 2025
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Travel is a constant source of inspiration for me and the entire Design Team at CB2.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The group cited a mishmash of historical inspirations, ranging from Russian heroes of the Second World War to Hermann Göring and Joseph Goebbels.—
James Verini,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
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Stafford and the Rams agreed to a contract adjustment on Friday, ending several weeks of speculation about the 16-year veteran’s future.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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Like thank you? Butler, for one, doesn’t mind being the center of speculation.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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And what started out as hopeful conjecture finally became a reality.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
20 Feb. 2025
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Weissmann wrote that the woman saw who shot her; her account wasn’t based on conjecture.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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However, despite Allen’s conviction, one piece of the puzzle remained missing.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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After being elected to the Harvey Park Board in 2019, he was barred from holding office due to the convictions.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Brain wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain%20wave. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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