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toposcopy Med.|təˈpɒskəpɪ| [f. as prec. + -y3.] Examination of the electrical activity at different points in the brain simultaneously by means of a number of electrodes each connected to a separate oscilloscope or the like. Hence topoˈscopic a.
1950Electroencephalogr. & Clin. Neurophysiol. II. 97/2 The split disc neon lamp method of toposcopy is particularly attractive. 1951Ibid. III. 283/1 The mark I Toposcope was too limited in its resolution, but the results obtained with it were sufficiently encouraging to warrant the initiation of a development programme with the aim of investigating the general problem of toposcopic display. 1974Ibid. XXXVI. 566/2 (heading) Current thoughts on toposcopy. Ibid., Many of the toposcopic display devices used in EEG are products of the age of analog computers and devices. |