Glossary E

Glossary E

Electra complex In Freudian thinking, a girl's attachment to her father; named after the mythical Electra who killed her mother and mother's lover in order to avenge her father's death.

Electrical gradient refers to the difference in positive and negative charges across a membrane

- Electrical stimulation of the brain (ESB) : Electrical Stimulation of the Brain is defined as the electrical stimulation and activation of brain tissue. Electrical Stimulation of the Brain is also known as ESB.

Electrocardiogram (ECG) is defined as a recording of the electrical changes that occur in the myocardium during the cardiac cycle.

Electroconvulsive shock (ECS) is defined as an electric current passed directly through the brain, producing a convulsion.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) refers to a form of therapy used to treat depressed patients, in which brain seizures are created by passing an electric current through the head.

Electrocorticogram (ECoG) refers to a form of EEG in which electrodes are placed directly on the exposed cortex during surgery to isolate a precise location of brain pathology.

Electrode is defined as any device, such as a wire, needle, or metal plate used to electrically stimulate or destroy nerve tissue or to record its activity.