brain imaging

noun

The use of various techniques to image the structure and function of the nervous system.

Meanings

nounbrain imaging (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe use of various techniques to image the structure and function of the nervous system.

    Brain imaging provides methods for studying the human brain.

    2016, Richard Passingham, James B. Rowe, A Short Guide to Brain Imaging: The Neuroscience of Human Cognition, Oxford University Press, page 1
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