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The electrodes taped to this boy's scalp monitor his brain activity (brain waves) by detecting the electric impulses generated by the brain's activity. (Science Source/Photo Researchers. Reproduced by permission.) The electrodes taped to this boy's scalp monitor his brain activity (brain waves) by detecting the electric impulses generated by the brain's activity. (Science Source/Photo Researchers. Reproduced by permission.)




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Select comparative data from 1999 to 2006 include an 11 percent increase in the number of neurosurgeons with full-time academic appointments and a 6 percent increase in the number of female neurosurgeons.


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