neuroimaging
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌnjʊəɹəʊˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ/
Etymology 1
From neuro- + imaging.
Noun
neuroimaging (uncountable)
- (neurology) The generation of images showing activity in the nervous system, usually and especially brain activity. [from 20th c.]
- 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin 2012, p. 722:
- 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.
- 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin 2012, p. 722:
Hyponyms
- brain imaging
- MRI of head (MRI of brain)
- CT of head (CT of brain)
Coordinate terms
- neurodiagnosis
- neuroexamination
- neuroprognosis
Related terms
- neuroimager
Translations
generation of images of brain
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Etymology 2
From neuroimage + -ing.
Verb
neuroimaging
- present participle of neuroimage