How to Use functional magnetic resonance imaging in a Sentence
functional magnetic resonance imaging
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Of our participants, 35 agreed to be scanned with a form of brain imaging called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) both before and after the birth of their child.
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Anthony Vaccaro,
Scientific American,
29 Oct. 2025
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The technique — known as functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI — allowed scientists to examine visual function more precisely than in the past.
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Laura Ungar,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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In this process, neuroscientists assess the emotional benefits of natural essences using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
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Laia Farran Graves,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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But evidence from a new technique called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) hyperscanning, which can track brain activity during real conversations, complicates that idea.
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Emily Falk,
Scientific American,
25 Sep. 2025
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Over the course of two days, Becker had study participants lie in a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanner, which detects blood flow in the brain as a proxy for neural activity, and view a series of 120 Mooney images.
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Nora Bradford,
Quanta Magazine,
5 Nov. 2025
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Techniques such as electroencephalography (EEG), which relies on electrical signals, and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which utilizes blood flow, were employed to measure how the brain responds to its environment.
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Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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