magnetoencephalography

magnetoencephalography
The process of recording the brain's magnetic field.

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mag·ne·to·en·ceph·a·log·ra·phy -in-.sef-ə-'läg-rə-fē n, pl -phies a noninvasive technique that detects and records the magnetic field associated with electrical activity in the brain

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