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Neuroimaging
Neuroimaging is a suite of technologies used to visualize, measure, and analyze the structure, function, and connectivity of the brain and nervous system in living subjects.
Overview
It encompasses structural methods such as MRI and CT, functional methods such as fMRI, PET, and EEG, and advanced modalities like diffusion tensor imaging for mapping white matter pathways. Before these technologies, understanding brain-behavior relationships depended heavily on post-mortem lesion studies and animal models.
Why it matters
Neuroimaging fundamentally transformed neuroscience into a discipline capable of studying the living brain, enabling researchers to localize cognitive functions, identify biomarkers for neurological and psychiatric disorders, and reshape the diagnosis and treatment of conditions ranging from stroke and traumatic brain injury to Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia.
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