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Meaning of functional magnetic resonance imaging | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

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.

uncountable

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Examples

“The women underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which measures changes in blood flow that happen with brain activity, while being shown images of their grandchild, another child they didn’t know, an adult they didn’t know, and the same-sex parent of their grandchild.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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