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Chapter 3 · Electrical brain rhythms

EEG is an electrical measurement; sound is an acoustic stimulus. A shared number does not make them the same signal.
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Alpha · An electrical signal, not a sound

Alpha names a range of patterns observed in EEG, often more prominent during relaxed eyes-closed wakefulness. Boundaries and meaning depend on context and protocol.

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