EEG BOARD PREP 2026 Exam Questions and answers with verified Answer
(Latest Update 2026) UPDATE!!
1. The EEG amplifier is designed so that when input 1 is UPWARD
more negative than input 2, the deflection will be
2. Common Mode Rejection the characteristic of an
amplifier that rejects ex-
ternal interference
3. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS MOST ATTENUATED BY 0.1 HZ
A LOW FREQUENCY FILTER OF 1HZ
4. TIME CONSTANT IS DEFINED AS THE TIME REQUIRED FOR THE DEFLECTION TO
TO... FALL (DECAY) TO 67% OF
THE PEAK DEFLECTION
5. An EEG record has 3/sec spike & wave discharges. SPIKE 10MM, WAVE 6MM
Both the spike and the slow wave have voltages of
100uV. If this discharge is recorded with a LFF of 5Hz
and a sensitivity of 10uV/mm, what would be the de-
flection of the spike and the wave?
a. spike 10mm & wave 6mm
b. spike 6mm & wave 10mm
c. spike 10mm & wave 10mm
d. spike 6mm & wave 6mm
6. A HIGH FREQUENCY SETTING OF 35HZ WOULD AT- 40%
TENUATE 50HZ MUSCLE ACTIVITY BY APPROXIMATELY
WHAT PERCENTAGE?
7. ACCORDING TO ACNS GUIDELINES, RECORDING BETWEEN 25 AND
CLINICAL EEG ON DIGITAL MEDIA REQUIRES MONI- 35MM/SECOND HORI-
TORS TO HAVE WHAT ZONTAL SCALING AND
A MINIMUM OF 100
, EEG BOARD PREP 2026 Exam Questions and answers with verified Answer
(Latest Update 2026) UPDATE!!
DATA POINTS/SECOND
TO ACCURATELY DISPLAY
EEG ON THE MONITOR
SCREEN
8. IN A RECORD WITH 10HZ ALPHA ACTIVITY. WHEN 10HZ
THE DISPLAY EPOCH IS CHANGED FROM 10 SECONDS
PER DISPLAY SCREEN TO 20 SECONDS PER DISPLAY
SCREEN, THE FREQUENCY OF THE ACITIVTY WILL BE
WHAT?
9. GUIDELINES FOR RECORDING DIGITAL EEG ARE WRIT- THE AMERICAN CLINICAL
TEN BY WHO? NEUROPHYSIOLOGY SO-
CIETY (ACNS)
10. THE TERM RAM MEANS WHAT TEMPORARY MEMORY
STORAGE THAT IS CRITI-
CAL TO RAPID COMPUTER
OPERATIONS
11. THE ELECTRODE SITE THAT IS LOCATED 1CM ABOVE, T1 OR F9
ONE THIRD THE DISTANCE OUT FROM THE LEFT EX-
TERNAL AUDITORY MEATUS TOWARDS THE LEFT OUT-
ER CANTHUS IS CALLED WHAT
12. Due to a central scalp lesion, C4 has to be relocated A. RELOCATE C3 4MM AN-
4mm anteriorly. The technologist should: TERIORLY
a. relocate C3 4mm anteriorly
b. make no other placement changes
c. relocate P3 4mm anteriorly
d. relocate all electrodes in the right parasagittal plane
4mm anteriorly
, EEG BOARD PREP 2026 Exam Questions and answers with verified Answer
(Latest Update 2026) UPDATE!!
13. IN A REFERENTIAL MONTAGE, HOW IS THE ORIGIN OF AMPLITUDE
THE POTENTIAL DETERMINED?
14. WHEN RECORDING FOR ECI, INTERELECTRODE IM- 100----10,000
PEDANCES SHOULD BE AT LEAST____ OHMS, BUT LESS
THAN _____ OHMS.
15. WHEN RECORDING FOR ECI, IT IS RECOMMENDED 2uV, 1.0HZ, 30 MINS
THAT THE SENSITIVITY BE _____ uV/MM AND THE LOW
FILTER SHOULD NOT BE HIGHER THAN ____HZ. FOR AT
LEAST____MINS OF RECORDING.
16. THE TRACTS CONNECTING THE RIGHT AND LEFT CORPUS CALLOSUM
HEMISPHERES ARE CALLED WHAT?
17. THE CENTRAL SULCUS (FISSURE OF ROLANDO) DE- FRONTAL AND PARIETAL
MARCATES WHAT? LOBES
18. THE TRIGEMINAL NERVE DOES? IS THE MAJOR SENSORY
NERVE OF THE FACE
19. A SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE OCCURS WHERE? BETWEEN TWO LAYERS OF
THE MENINGES
20. THE CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESP CENTERS FOR AU- MEDULLA
TOMATIC CONTROL OF HEART RATE AND RESPIRA-
TION ARE FOUND IN?
21. Thrombosis of the anterior cerebral artery is most CONTRALATERAL LOWER
likely due to cause: EXTREMITY WEAKNESS
a. nystagmus
b. contralateral lower extremity weakness
(Latest Update 2026) UPDATE!!
1. The EEG amplifier is designed so that when input 1 is UPWARD
more negative than input 2, the deflection will be
2. Common Mode Rejection the characteristic of an
amplifier that rejects ex-
ternal interference
3. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS MOST ATTENUATED BY 0.1 HZ
A LOW FREQUENCY FILTER OF 1HZ
4. TIME CONSTANT IS DEFINED AS THE TIME REQUIRED FOR THE DEFLECTION TO
TO... FALL (DECAY) TO 67% OF
THE PEAK DEFLECTION
5. An EEG record has 3/sec spike & wave discharges. SPIKE 10MM, WAVE 6MM
Both the spike and the slow wave have voltages of
100uV. If this discharge is recorded with a LFF of 5Hz
and a sensitivity of 10uV/mm, what would be the de-
flection of the spike and the wave?
a. spike 10mm & wave 6mm
b. spike 6mm & wave 10mm
c. spike 10mm & wave 10mm
d. spike 6mm & wave 6mm
6. A HIGH FREQUENCY SETTING OF 35HZ WOULD AT- 40%
TENUATE 50HZ MUSCLE ACTIVITY BY APPROXIMATELY
WHAT PERCENTAGE?
7. ACCORDING TO ACNS GUIDELINES, RECORDING BETWEEN 25 AND
CLINICAL EEG ON DIGITAL MEDIA REQUIRES MONI- 35MM/SECOND HORI-
TORS TO HAVE WHAT ZONTAL SCALING AND
A MINIMUM OF 100
, EEG BOARD PREP 2026 Exam Questions and answers with verified Answer
(Latest Update 2026) UPDATE!!
DATA POINTS/SECOND
TO ACCURATELY DISPLAY
EEG ON THE MONITOR
SCREEN
8. IN A RECORD WITH 10HZ ALPHA ACTIVITY. WHEN 10HZ
THE DISPLAY EPOCH IS CHANGED FROM 10 SECONDS
PER DISPLAY SCREEN TO 20 SECONDS PER DISPLAY
SCREEN, THE FREQUENCY OF THE ACITIVTY WILL BE
WHAT?
9. GUIDELINES FOR RECORDING DIGITAL EEG ARE WRIT- THE AMERICAN CLINICAL
TEN BY WHO? NEUROPHYSIOLOGY SO-
CIETY (ACNS)
10. THE TERM RAM MEANS WHAT TEMPORARY MEMORY
STORAGE THAT IS CRITI-
CAL TO RAPID COMPUTER
OPERATIONS
11. THE ELECTRODE SITE THAT IS LOCATED 1CM ABOVE, T1 OR F9
ONE THIRD THE DISTANCE OUT FROM THE LEFT EX-
TERNAL AUDITORY MEATUS TOWARDS THE LEFT OUT-
ER CANTHUS IS CALLED WHAT
12. Due to a central scalp lesion, C4 has to be relocated A. RELOCATE C3 4MM AN-
4mm anteriorly. The technologist should: TERIORLY
a. relocate C3 4mm anteriorly
b. make no other placement changes
c. relocate P3 4mm anteriorly
d. relocate all electrodes in the right parasagittal plane
4mm anteriorly
, EEG BOARD PREP 2026 Exam Questions and answers with verified Answer
(Latest Update 2026) UPDATE!!
13. IN A REFERENTIAL MONTAGE, HOW IS THE ORIGIN OF AMPLITUDE
THE POTENTIAL DETERMINED?
14. WHEN RECORDING FOR ECI, INTERELECTRODE IM- 100----10,000
PEDANCES SHOULD BE AT LEAST____ OHMS, BUT LESS
THAN _____ OHMS.
15. WHEN RECORDING FOR ECI, IT IS RECOMMENDED 2uV, 1.0HZ, 30 MINS
THAT THE SENSITIVITY BE _____ uV/MM AND THE LOW
FILTER SHOULD NOT BE HIGHER THAN ____HZ. FOR AT
LEAST____MINS OF RECORDING.
16. THE TRACTS CONNECTING THE RIGHT AND LEFT CORPUS CALLOSUM
HEMISPHERES ARE CALLED WHAT?
17. THE CENTRAL SULCUS (FISSURE OF ROLANDO) DE- FRONTAL AND PARIETAL
MARCATES WHAT? LOBES
18. THE TRIGEMINAL NERVE DOES? IS THE MAJOR SENSORY
NERVE OF THE FACE
19. A SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE OCCURS WHERE? BETWEEN TWO LAYERS OF
THE MENINGES
20. THE CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESP CENTERS FOR AU- MEDULLA
TOMATIC CONTROL OF HEART RATE AND RESPIRA-
TION ARE FOUND IN?
21. Thrombosis of the anterior cerebral artery is most CONTRALATERAL LOWER
likely due to cause: EXTREMITY WEAKNESS
a. nystagmus
b. contralateral lower extremity weakness
