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Recent Examples of brain wave
In one study, published in , the researchers looked at fast brain waves that flicker about 70 to 150 times per second through a part of the brain involved in speech perception.
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Elise Cutts, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2026
But in recent years, tiny trackers and helmets that measure brain waves — miniaturized versions of equipment in human sleep labs — have allowed researchers to glimpse for the first time the varied and sometimes spectacular ways that wild animals snooze.
—Nicky Forster, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2026
These consumer devices rely on AI to help recognize specific brain wave patterns associated with certain states of mind.
—Emily Mullin, Wired News, 22 Dec. 2025
Building on his recent study of macaques, Miller’s goal is to conclusively identify a brain wave signature of unconsciousness in humans.
—Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
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Elise Cutts, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2026
But in recent years, tiny trackers and helmets that measure brain waves — miniaturized versions of equipment in human sleep labs — have allowed researchers to glimpse for the first time the varied and sometimes spectacular ways that wild animals snooze.
—Nicky Forster, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2026
These consumer devices rely on AI to help recognize specific brain wave patterns associated with certain states of mind.
—Emily Mullin, Wired News, 22 Dec. 2025
Building on his recent study of macaques, Miller’s goal is to conclusively identify a brain wave signature of unconsciousness in humans.
—Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brain wave
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The exact reason why is debated by scientists, but theories include a huge collision in early Martian history, or unstable mantle plumes.—
Tom Brown,
Space.com,
25 May 2026
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Because orbital data centers, in theory, require huge amounts of infrastructure like giant solar arrays, to be launched into space, the V3’s upgraded carrying capacity is essential.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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If more evidence shows GLP-1 drugs are found to reduce the chance of cancer progressing, the researchers also want to figure out why and have many possible hypotheses at the moment, including the drug changing the immune system, acting directly on tumor cells and reducing inflammation.—
Victoria Forster,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Older children might like setting up an experiment by altering the balance of something essential, like water, for different plants and making hypotheses about what the right balance is.—
Jamie Siebrase,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
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Use these clues to narrow down your guesses.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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My guess is that the Knicks will go at least six games with either the Thunder or Spurs.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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To be able to tackle something yet again with him, that was really our own brainchild — a dream come true.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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The event was the brainchild of country singer Willie Nelson, who was inspired by fellow musician Bob Dylan to hold a concert to raise money for American farmers.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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With so many celebrity looks for inspiration, adding these shoes to your summer wardrobe should be a no-brainer.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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This Amazon best-selling book from Call It Home is not only gorgeous to display, but it’s also filled with more than 200 beautiful interiors that double as inspiration for your own space.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2026
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So unbound by realism, speculation became my portal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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All of this comes after speculation about what prenup Swift and her soon-to-be-husband, Travis Kelce, could sign has started swirling.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
28 May 2026
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Specifically, OpenAI said in an announcement published on its website that its models disproved a central conjecture in an area of discrete geometry tied to Paul Erdős’s planar unit distance problem, a famously stubborn question first posed in 1946.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The recent exit of Karren Brady after 16 years as West Ham’s vice chair has invited conjecture over the club’s long-term ownership plans but, for now, an increasingly unpopular regime led by Sullivan has shown little indication that another era will come to an end with relegation.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Scott fares much, much better, grounding the movie’s goofier dialogue in broadly credible conviction.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
26 May 2026
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His first strike conviction stemmed from a 2004 case, in which he was convicted of assault on a peace officer.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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“Brain wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain%20wave. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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