neuroimaging
Mapping neural activity
Neuroimaging refers to techniques that produce images of the brain's structure or activity.
MRI and CT scans reveal anatomy; functional methods like fMRI and PET track blood flow or metabolic changes during mental tasks.
Neuroimaging studies show which brain regions activate during language processing.
The field has transformed neuroscience and clinical diagnosis of conditions from tumors to Alzheimer's.
Magnetic neural activity imaging
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- CTTomographic imaging method
- PETNuclear medicine imaging
- EEGNeural activity recording
SPECT · DTI · angiography · spectroscopy · encephalography · ultrasound · volumetric · structural
Mental knowledge acquisition
- neuroscienceStudy of nervous systems
- psychologyStudy of mind, behavior
- neurobiologyStudy of nervous system
- neuropsychiatryBrain-behavior medical specialty
neurochemistry · neurogenetics · neuroplasticity · electrophysiology · longitudinal · cross-sectional · cohort · meta-analysis
Organ's external tissue
- hippocampusMemory formation region
- amygdalaEmotion-processing brain cluster
- thalamusBrain's signal switchboard
- cerebellumMovement coordination organ
brainstem · ventricles · sulcus · gyrus · axon · dendrite · synapse
Area of pathological change
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- atrophyWasting from disuse
- gliomaNeoplasm of neural support cells
- meningiomaTumor from protective brain layers
stroke · dementia · epilepsy · Alzheimer's · Parkinson's · trauma · anomaly · hemorrhage
Setting into operation
- connectivityState of being linked
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
- task-basedOrganized around specific jobs
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
fMRI
Magnetic neural activity imaging
EEG · SPECT · DTI · angiography · spectroscopy · encephalography · ultrasound · volumetric · structural · scanner
cognition
Mental knowledge acquisition
- neuroscienceStudy of nervous systems
- psychologyStudy of mind, behavior
- neurobiologyStudy of nervous system
neuropsychiatry · neurochemistry · neurogenetics · neuroplasticity · electrophysiology · longitudinal · cross-sectional · cohort · meta-analysis · replication
cortex
Organ's external tissue
- hippocampusMemory formation region
- amygdalaEmotion-processing brain cluster
- thalamusBrain's signal switchboard
cerebellum · brainstem · ventricles · sulcus · gyrus · axon · dendrite · synapse
lesion
Area of pathological change
meningioma · stroke · dementia · epilepsy · Alzheimer's · Parkinson's · trauma · anomaly · hemorrhage · aneurysm
activation
Setting into operation
- connectivityState of being linked
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
- task-basedOrganized around specific jobs
paradigm · stimulus · response · localization · lateralization
rendering
Interpretive depiction or performance
- ROIProfit-to-cost ratio
- overlayCovering placed atop
- thresholdingApplying a cutoff value
- brain sciencebrain research, brain map, brain chemistry, neurons, synapses
- Neuropsychologycognition, memory test, cognitive test, executive function, working memory
- neuroscienceneuron, MRI, brain, neurons, synapses
- Psychology ResearchStanford prison experiment, Pavlov's dogs, marshmallow test, classical conditioning, operant conditioning
- Brain MeasuresEEG, fMRI, MRI images, brain scans, brain waves
- brain researchfMRI, EEG, neurons, brain scans, brain mapping
neuroimagingneurosurgery
Medical field treating brain surgically
brain surgery · craniotomy · surgical intervention · deep brain stimulation · lobotomy
neuroimagingpsychological assessment
Clinical evaluation of mind