magnetoencephalography
noun
mag·ne·to·en·ceph·a·log·ra·phy
mag-ˌnē-tō-in-ˌse-fə-ˈlä-grə-fē 
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: a noninvasive technique that detects and records the magnetic field associated with electrical activity in the brain
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In a laboratory in Chieti-Pescara, scientists analyzed the brain activity of these meditation practitioners using magnetoencephalography (MEG), technology capable of recording with great precision the brain’s electrical signals.
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Javier Carbajal, Wired News, 11 Feb. 2026
In contrast, tools like EEG and magnetoencephalography (MEG) passively record electrical or magnetic signals without affecting the brain.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2025
The researchers studied a third group with magnetoencephalography, which records a brain’s magnetic fields.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The invention is a non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) that decodes sentences from neural activity recorded via electroencephalography (EEG) or magnetoencephalography (MEG).
—Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Javier Carbajal, Wired News, 11 Feb. 2026
In contrast, tools like EEG and magnetoencephalography (MEG) passively record electrical or magnetic signals without affecting the brain.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2025
The researchers studied a third group with magnetoencephalography, which records a brain’s magnetic fields.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The invention is a non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) that decodes sentences from neural activity recorded via electroencephalography (EEG) or magnetoencephalography (MEG).
—Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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magnetoencephalography
noun
mag·ne·to·en·ceph·a·log·ra·phy
-in-ˌsef-ə-ˈläg-rə-fē
plural magnetoencephalographies
: a noninvasive technique that detects and records the magnetic field associated with electrical activity in the brain
—abbreviation MEG
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