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Recent Examples of brain wave
The other large potential liability, according to the memo, involved Neuralink, a company developing a brain-computer interface that allows paralyzed people to communicate via their thoughts or brain waves.
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Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Their temporary electronic face tattoo, or e-tattoo, can read brain waves and not only detect when the ol' gray matter is overworked, but also predict when exhaustion is approaching.
—Paul McClure 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2025
By contrast, decreases in alpha and beta brain waves signal mental fatigue.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 29 May 2025
Patients whose brain waves showed both spindles and signatures of cognitive motor dissociation were more likely to regain consciousness, with 76 percent showing evidence of consciousness by the time they were discharged.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
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Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Their temporary electronic face tattoo, or e-tattoo, can read brain waves and not only detect when the ol' gray matter is overworked, but also predict when exhaustion is approaching.
—Paul McClure 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2025
By contrast, decreases in alpha and beta brain waves signal mental fatigue.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 29 May 2025
Patients whose brain waves showed both spindles and signatures of cognitive motor dissociation were more likely to regain consciousness, with 76 percent showing evidence of consciousness by the time they were discharged.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
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Cooper Neill/Getty Images What To Know Swift's fans have been buzzing with excitement and theories following the pop superstar's announcement earlier this week, but one theory in particular is gaining ground with her fan base.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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These are just theories whereas the temperature modification can actually be measured.—
Chris McKeown,
The Enquirer,
16 Aug. 2025
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Today on the show, host Regina G. Barber talks to freelance science journalist Diana Kwon about the latest research on stress and aging, including a new hypothesis for how your brain handles aging — and what science could do about all of it.—
Berly McCoy,
NPR,
5 Aug. 2025
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And, in fact, analyzing it—along with other hypotheses—was one of DESI’s goals.—
Sarah Scoles,
JSTOR Daily,
31 July 2025
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My guess is that the everyday user won’t discern much of a difference.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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My guess is that some of the Chinese chips are also fabricated in Taiwan.—
Gianluca Dotti,
Wired News,
5 Aug. 2025
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The pavilion is the brainchild of North Little Rock Tourism and is a public-private partnership with the Argenta Arts Foundation.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
13 Aug. 2025
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Salamanca said the legislation was the brainchild of Melody Jimenez, founder of No Voice Unheard, a Bronx group that offers counseling and other services for families affected by gun violence.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Highest 2 Lowest Year: 2025 Runtime: 2h 13m Lee’s reworking of Ed McBain’s novel King’s Ransom, which was the inspiration for Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 thriller, High and Low, has no shortage of highlights.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
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The inspiration for that might not come from another framework.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The White House has taken aim at Joy Behar and Rosie O'Donnell, after former The View cohost O'Donnell shared an impassioned speculation that the talk show would be canceled amid growing political tensions.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The timing led to speculation that the decision was tied to politics, as CBS’ parent company, Paramount, sought approval from the Trump administration for its merger with entertainment company Skydance.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Which leads to the technical issues Mercedes would not discuss, which leads to conjecture.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Thousands of moves have nonetheless been enough to break ground on some long-standing counterexamples to the Andrews-Curtis conjecture.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
11 Aug. 2025
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Allen, who's appealing his conviction and sentence, was recently moved to an Oklahoma prison.—
Jenny Porter Tilley,
IndyStar,
5 Aug. 2025
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Federal prosecutors involved in the case described the conviction and sentence as a victory for public accountability.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Brain wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brain%20wave. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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