functional magnetic resonance imaging

noun

: 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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Many brands have been leveraging neuroscience tools like EEG, fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging), and eye-tracking technology to uncover more profound insights into consumer behavior. Jason Snyder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 As part of the study, 15 dogs underwent a functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI) scan to see how their brain reacted to the offers of either social interaction, a food reward or nothing. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024 These scans, taken using fMRI, or functional magnetic resonance imaging, show that strong words such as ‘death,’ ‘trouble,’ ‘carefree,’ and ‘praise,’ trigger different patterns of brain activity in people who are suicidal, compared with people who are not. IEEE Spectrum, 2 Nov. 2017 Using data from functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a team from Massachusetts Institute of Technology mapped what different brain networks activate when subjects watch clips from a range of movies. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for functional magnetic resonance imaging 

Word History

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of functional magnetic resonance imaging was in 1988

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Medical Definition

functional magnetic resonance imaging

noun
: magnetic resonance imaging used to demonstrate correlations between physical changes (as in blood flow) in the brain and mental functioning (as in performing cognitive tasks)
abbreviation fMRI

called also functional MRI

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