You’ll feel little or no discomfort during a aEEG as the electrodes
will not transmit any sensations. They only record your brain waves.
Here are some things you can expect to happen during an aEEG:
- A technician measures your head and marks your scalp with a
special pencil, to indicate where to attach the electrodes. Those
spots on your scalp may be scrubbed with a gritty cream to
improve the quality of the recording. - A technician attaches flat metal discs (electrodes) to your scalp
using a special adhesive. Sometimes, an elastic cap fitted with
electrodes is used instead. The electrodes are connected with
wires to an instrument that amplifies the brain waves and
records them on computer equipment.
