neuroimaging
noun
- imaging of brain function
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌnjʊəɹəʊˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English imaging English neuroimaging From neuro- + imaging.
- The generation of images showing activity in the nervous system, usually and especially brain activity.
“Adrian Raine [...] recently carried out a neuroimaging experiment that supports the idea that violence arises from an imbalance between impulses from the limbic system and self-control from the frontal lobes.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English image English neuroimage English -ing English neuroimaging From neuroimage + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of neuroimage