brain mapping
Charting cerebral territory
Brain mapping is the study and visualization of the brain's structure and function—identifying which regions control which activities, how neural pathways connect, and where specific processes occur.
The term covers various imaging techniques (fMRI, EEG, PET scans) that create detailed maps of brain activity: Brain mapping revealed which areas activated during speech.
The goal is understanding how the brain's geography relates to its operations.
- EEGNeural activity recording
- fMRIMagnetic neural activity imaging
- default mode networkBrain regions active at rest
- neuroimagingVisualizing nervous system structure
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
PET scan · cortex · Brodmann areas · sensory processing · DTI · neural networks · SPECT · neuroscience · neuroplasticity · CT scan · neurons · nerve cells · neurology · mind map · synapses · motor control · regions · atlas
- brain scienceneurons, synapses, neuron, cortex, neuropsychology
- Neuropsychologycognition, memory test, cognitive test, executive function, working memory
- neuroscienceneuron, MRI, neurons, synapses, dendrite
- Brain MeasuresEEG, fMRI, MRI images, neural activity, PET scan
- neurodevelopmentneural tube, neurogenesis, neuroblast, neuroblasts, neural tube defects
- neurosurgeryneurosurgery, craniotomy, DBS, craniectomy, cranioplasty
brain mappingbrain surgery
Operating on cranial tissue
neurosurgery · surgical intervention · deep brain stimulation · ablation · lobotomy
brain mappingfolk psychology
Intuitive beliefs about minds
phrenology · mentalism · introspection · spiritualism · mysticism