neuroimaging
noun
neu·ro·im·ag·ing
ˌn(y)u̇r-ō-ˈi-mə-jiŋ 
: a clinical specialty concerned with producing images of the brain by noninvasive techniques (such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging)
also
: imaging of the brain by these techniques
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Medical professionals and scientists can see the extent of these protein deposits in the brain using sophisticated and expensive neuroimaging.
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Robert Martone, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025
New tools offer new insights Many researchers now use a more child-friendly neuroimaging machine called functional near-infrared spectroscopy, which involves placing sensors on a child’s head – typically in the form of a lightweight cap – to track their brain function.
—Aaron Buss, The Conversation, 19 Sep. 2025
Perhaps most astounding is how youthful their brains appeared in both neuroimaging and neuropathology tests.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 27 Aug. 2025
For a typical listener, neuroimaging showed enhanced activity in regions such as the nucleus accumbens, part of the brain’s reward machinery, on hearing pleasant music.
—Jay Kakade
august 10, New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025
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Robert Martone, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025
New tools offer new insights Many researchers now use a more child-friendly neuroimaging machine called functional near-infrared spectroscopy, which involves placing sensors on a child’s head – typically in the form of a lightweight cap – to track their brain function.
—Aaron Buss, The Conversation, 19 Sep. 2025
Perhaps most astounding is how youthful their brains appeared in both neuroimaging and neuropathology tests.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 27 Aug. 2025
For a typical listener, neuroimaging showed enhanced activity in regions such as the nucleus accumbens, part of the brain’s reward machinery, on hearing pleasant music.
—Jay Kakade
august 10, New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025
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neuroimaging
noun
neu·ro·im·ag·ing
ˌn(y)u̇r-ō-ˈim-ə-jiŋ
: a clinical specialty concerned with producing images of the brain by noninvasive techniques (as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron-emission tomography)
also
: imaging of the brain by these techniques
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