{"id":53690,"date":"2020-11-05T06:41:30","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T06:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=53690"},"modified":"2022-12-09T08:40:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T08:40:38","slug":"alpha-rhythm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/alpha-rhythm\/","title":{"rendered":"Alpha rhythm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A rhythm of the electroencephalogram typically obtained from the occipital region of the cortex and has an average frequency of about 10 cycles per second.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The pattern of electrical activity in the brain of someone who is awake but relaxed or sleepy, registering on an electroencephalograph at 8-13 hertz.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Brainwave frequency of moderate voltage that is characteristic of a person who is awake but relaxed; also called alpha wave. It is one of four brain wave patterns (compare BETA rhythm; DELTA rhythm; theta rhythm).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In electroencephalography, rhythmic oscillations in electric potential occurring at an average rate of 10\/sec.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In electroencephalography, oscillations in electric potential occurring at a rate of 8\u00bd to 12 per second.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rhythm of the electroencephalogram typically obtained from the occipital region of the cortex and has an average frequency of about 10 cycles per second. The pattern of electrical activity in the brain of someone who is awake but relaxed or sleepy, registering on an electroencephalograph at 8-13 hertz. 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