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Do i wash my hair before my eeg tomorrow morning?
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Yes: The eeg electrodes will stay put better if you wash your hair.
Answered 5/16/2016
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Yes: The goal is to obtain as good a study as posssible. One way to help that is to wash your hair. This allows better application of electrodes. Normal hair grease can prevent good contact between the electrodes and the scalp, and lead to artifacts or other difficulties with interpretation.
Answered 5/16/2016
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