theta wave

theta wave

n.

1. An electrical oscillation occurring in the human brain at a frequency of about 4 to 8 hertz or less as recorded on an electroencephalogram, possibly associated with memory and navigation.

2. A similar brain wave occurring in rodents chiefly in the hippocampus, having a frequency range of about 4 to 10 hertz and associated with a state of alert arousal. In both senses also called theta rhythm.

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Noun

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theta wave - the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed and drowsy; occurs with low frequency and low amplitude theta rhythm brain wave, brainwave, cortical potential - (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph

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