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fmri

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for fmri.

Editorial note

Not surprisingly, after more digging, the jury is still out on fMRI evidence for dopamine, addiction, food, and cravings.

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Quick take

(countable, radiology) Initialism of functional magnetic resonance imager.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of fmri gathered in one view.

noun

(countable, radiology) Initialism of functional magnetic resonance imager.

noun

(countable, radiology) Initialism of functional magnetic resonance image.

noun

(uncountable, radiology) Initialism of functional magnetic resonance imaging. [(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.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for fmri.

noun

(countable, radiology) Initialism of functional magnetic resonance imager.

noun

(countable, radiology) Initialism of functional magnetic resonance image.

noun

(uncountable, radiology) Initialism of functional magnetic resonance imaging. [(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.]

Example sentences

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Not surprisingly, after more digging, the jury is still out on fMRI evidence for dopamine, addiction, food, and cravings.

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The fMRI results shown come from a self-described pilot study with only 3 subjects per group [1] [2].

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Despite its non-falsifiablity, Jaynes will still be read when every hopelessly vapid and uninspired fMRI 'breakthrough' is long forgotten.

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Bach Partitas for solo violin and flute) while their cerebral hemodynamic responses were measured using fMRI.

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I'm not saying fMRI is a great tool for this, but it seems like a pretty clear conclusion.

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During my residency, I did some fMRI research and learned a little bit of programming.

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A Real-Time fMRI-Based Spelling Device Immediately Enabling Robust Motor-Independent Communication.

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I mean: I give you as much workup on the brain of an unknown individual as you care to have (fMRI, scans, dissection, whatever you want).

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It is not that people with BPD do not experience feelings, in fact they experience them more intensely than normal (if you look at fmri of amygdala).

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It is somewhat interesting for noting why this is the case, eg fMRI observations showing that praying activates the same brain regions as used when chatting to friends.

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They suggest that further fMRI investigations of children exposed to MeHg and PCBs are warranted and that this technique deserves to be used in neurotoxicity studies in general.

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A concrete example: consider an fMRI study.

Quote examples

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Now, the salmon is getting to be a tired cliche used to highlight how fMRI is "flawed".

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Any time I hear "fMRI" I feel a hidden tinge of Phrenology trying to pull itself back from the grave of pseudoscience.

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In the alternate "high ceiling'ed places yield lower creativity" world, maybe we would say of the same exact fMRI study that obviously the neural spatial exploration networks are being overloaded by processing the tall room, hindered from devoting neural energy to the creative tasks at hand like they can so efficiently in the low-ceiling rooms, or some other story.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use fmri in a sentence?

Not surprisingly, after more digging, the jury is still out on fMRI evidence for dopamine, addiction, food, and cravings.

What does fmri mean?

(countable, radiology) Initialism of functional magnetic resonance imager.

What part of speech is fmri?

fmri is commonly used as noun.