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n. - The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation; (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph.

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  • - – As of current, hypergraphia is understood to be triggered by changes in brainwave activity in the temporal lobe.
  • No more the 'brainwave' sudden madness which grips me telling me 'one more binge' will get me what I want …
  • No kidding - 20 pounders making their way upstream and into the tiny side creeks and I had a "brainwave" one year.
  • If the wider applicability of the 'brainwave' is doubtful in rich nations, it's positively outlandish for not-so-rich ones.
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