"brainwave" in the noun sense
1. brainwave, brain wave, cortical potential
neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph
2. insight, brainstorm, brainwave
the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
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