electrode

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Electrochemical techniques use electrodes placed in a chemical solution while voltage is applied to trigger specific reactions.

From Science Daily

The researchers used an EEG, or electroencephalogram, a device that records the electrical activity of the brain using small, metal discs called electrodes that are affixed to the scalp.

From Salon

However, most of these approaches rely on electrodes implanted in the patient’s brain.

From Science Magazine

Patients get a souped-up EKG, donning a vest covered in about 250 electrodes instead of the usual dozen to measure the heart’s electrical activity.

From Seattle Times

When these devices charge or discharge, electrons travel through an external wire, and charge-carrying ions pass through the membrane from one electrode to the other to balance out the electrical charges.

From Science Magazine