functional magnetic resonance imaging
nounDefinition of functional magnetic resonance imaging
: magnetic resonance imaging used to detect physical changes (as of blood flow) in the brain resulting from increased neuronal activity
— called also functional MRI
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Thanks to a process called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), scientists can now see the changes in brain blood flow to measure brain activity. — chicagotribune.com, "Marijuana makes your brain more plasticky, and that’s a good thing," 22 Aug. 2019 In a 2016 study, on which Mayberg was an author, researchers analyzing 1000 functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans of depressed people found four depression subtypes, not the six Williams has identified. — Emily Underwood, Science | AAAS, "Brain scans could help personalize treatment for people who are depressed or suicidal," 20 Aug. 2019 Participants watched their favorite ASMR videos while lying still inside a functional magnetic resonance imaging scanner. — Craig Richard, BostonGlobe.com, "The blissful and bizarre world of ASMR," 16 Aug. 2019 External, non-invasive technologies like electroencephalograms (EEGs) or functional magnetic resonance imaging tend not to have the kinds of resolution—across the brain and over time—to do things like control a computer. — Alex Davies, WIRED, "Here’s How Elon Musk Plans to Stitch a Computer into Your Brain," 17 July 2019 In 2010, for instance, neuroscientists figured out a certain kind of signal to look for in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans of the brain as an indirect signature of grid cell activity. — Quanta Magazine, "The Brain Maps Out Ideas and Memories Like Spaces," 14 Jan. 2019 In the three-year followup of UD’s recovery from surgery, the researchers tracked how his brain was functioning using fMRI—functional magnetic resonance imaging, which measures brain activity by monitoring changes in blood flow. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Doctors cut out a large chunk of a boy’s brain—now he’s doing just fine," 1 Aug. 2018 The participants' brain activity was tracked by a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) machine while they were shown each of the photos and subjected to physical pain (a hot stimulus on their left arm). — Hannah Orenstein, Seventeen, "Scientists Discovered the Trick to Actually Getting Over Your Ex," 27 Apr. 2017 The methodology rolled 14 mathematicians into a functional magnetic resonance imaging machine and asked them to view and rate a collection of 60 mathematical formulas that they had previously assessed as beautiful, neutral or ugly. — Siobhan Roberts, WSJ, "An Euler Bookshelf: No Ordinary Genius," 22 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'functional magnetic resonance imaging.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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