functional magnetic resonance imaging
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- noun
- /ˈfʌŋkʃənəl ˈmæɡnɪtɪk ˈrɛzənəns ˈɪmədʒɪŋ/
- Specialized
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resonancia magnética funcional
- The researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study how different stimuli affect brain activity.
- functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
They performed various tests on them, including fMRI, functional magnetic resonance imaging.
- They performed various tests on them, including fMRI, functional magnetic resonance imaging.
Examples
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For example, in a study of affective empathy, researchers using functional magnetic resonance imaging found that Chinese and White participants exhibited different brain activity levels when watching in-group and out-group members in pain.
Academic text (2017) -
Brain studies usually work with functional magnetic resonance imaging that tells you which parts of the brain are active.
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The participants were asked to play a specially designed keyboard while their brain activity was monitored with functional magnetic resonance imaging.
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"Images made by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technology show that remembering and imagining send blood to identical parts of the brain.
Academic text (2010) -
So they used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to look inside their brains as they performed a number of tasks, some of which included solving math problems.
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For example, it's likely that in the next decade fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) scanners and EEGs (electroencephalograms) will be able to determine whether we are lying.
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In a groundbreaking experiment, scientists employed functional magnetic resonance imaging to track neural responses in real time.
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Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, the team was able to map the areas of the brain involved in decision-making.
Synonyms
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A brain scan that shows activity by measuring blood flow with strong magnets
Surface Forms
Morphology
functional + magnetic + resonance + imaging
The phrase is compositionally built: 'magnetic resonance imaging' literally means imaging using magnetic resonance (MRI), and the adjective 'functional' specifies that the imaging targets function (e.g., brain activity). Although it is a technical term, its meaning follows regular adjective + noun composition and is derivable by a learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Functional magnetic resonance imaging is the name for a brain scan that uses strong magnets to make pictures of the brain. The word imaging means making pictures, magnetic resonance points to the magnets, and functional means showing parts that are 'working' by following blood flow, so the name tells us it maps brain activity.