Skip to content

Update glossary for electrode and channel definitions #741

New issue

Have a question about this project? Sign up for a free GitHub account to open an issue and contact its maintainers and the community.

Sign up for GitHub

By clicking “Sign up for GitHub”, you agree to our terms of service and privacy statement. We’ll occasionally send you account related emails.

Already on GitHub? Sign in to your account

Merged
merged 2 commits into from
Nov 13, 2025
Merged

Update glossary for electrode and channel definitions #741

Changes from all commits
Commits
Show all changes
2 commits
Select commit Hold shift + click to select a range
723a116
Update glossary for electrode and channel definitions
m2march Nov 5, 2025
7c6d880
[pre-commit.ci] auto fixes from pre-commit.com hooks
pre-commit-ci[bot] Nov 5, 2025
File filter

Filter by extension

Filter by extension
Conversations
Failed to load comments.
Loading
Jump to
Jump to file
Failed to load files.
Loading
Diff view
Diff view
8 changes: 6 additions & 2 deletions docs/getting_started/resources/glossary.md
View file
Open in desktop
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ Brain Imaging Data Structure - a standardized way to organize your neural and as
The combination of the differential amplifier and the analog-to-digital converter
that results in the potential different (for EEG and iEEG)
or magnetic field or gradient (for MEG) to end up on disk.
This should not be confused with [electrode](#electrode).
This should not be confused with [electrode](#electrode), although they are often
used interchangeably since each [electrode](#electrode) is often recorded as an
individual channel.

#### container

Expand All @@ -65,7 +67,9 @@ Collection of data that can include many subjects or sessions.

The small metal disk that is in contact with the scalp (EEG)
or directly touching the brain (iEEG).
This should not be confused with the EEG or iEGG [channel](#channel).
This should not be confused with the EEG or iEGG [channel](#channel), although
they are often used interchangeably since each electrode is often recorded as
an individual [channel](#channel).

#### extensions

Expand Down
Loading