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Definition of Functional magnetic resonance imaging

1. Noun. A form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain.

Definition of Functional magnetic resonance imaging

1. Noun. (medicine) A form of magnetic resonance imaging that records the flow of blood to areas of the brain when the patient is undertaking a specific neural activity ¹

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Literary usage of Functional magnetic resonance imaging

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Neuroscience of Mental Health: A Report on Neuroscience Research edited by Stephen H. Koslow (1997)
"functional magnetic resonance imaging Magnetic resonance Imaging (MRI) has proven Itself as a tremendous tool for mapping the anatomical detail of the human ..."

2. Visualizing Chemistry: The Progress and Promise of Advanced Chemical Imaging by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"(a) Van Horn, JD, JS Grethe, P. Kostelec, JB Woodward, JA Aslam, D. Rus, D. Rockmore, and MS Gazzaniga. 2001. The functional magnetic resonance imaging Data ..."

3. Opportunities In High Magnetic Field Science by National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"Recent accomplishments include the development of functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which is revolutionizing neuroscience; optically pumped ..."

4. When I'm 64 by Laura L. Carstensen, Christine R. Hartel (2006)
"The most commonly used methods of neuroimaging in cognitive studies are positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) ..."

5. Advancing the Nation's Health Needs by National Research Council (2005)
"... of new brain imaging techniques such as positron emission spectroscopy and functional magnetic resonance imaging. The result has been an enormous growth ..."

6. Small Business Innovation Research: Program Solicitation (1993)
"... positron emission tomography (PET), magnetoencephalography (MEG), and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that have application to the study of ..."

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