brain scanner

Today scientists are able to get some idea of what's going on in the mind by using brain scanners.

The brain scanner captured a picture of the judgment process.

These chemical studies have now been complemented by the use of brain scanners.

Days later, the subjects entered the brain scanner.

Designing that personal brain scanner was some accomplishment.

The researchers also gave the participants a memory test and used a brain scanner to measure brain sections.

International Trade Ministry officials said the American brain scanner did not meet specifications.

But problems have surfaced, including surging costs as hospitals compete with each other to buy fancy equipment like brain scanners.

They work closely with members of the Neuroimaging section in their work using brain scanners.

But the brain scanner can't lie.

The snakelike brain scanners inserted through holes drilled into their skulls were almost unnoticeable.

Images from the brain scanner may be pre-processed before any statistical comparison takes place to remove noise or correct for sampling errors.

First it was called a brain scanner because it was used principally on the brain, usually to detect tumors.

He designed the electronic equipment for the first brain scanner at the Argonne Cancer Research Hospital.

Brain blood flow measurements with positron emission tomography brain scanners can show genotype-related changes.

'When the subjects were examined on an MRI brain scanner I noticed something strange.

For the study, Dr. Berns put 32 people into a brain scanner and applied brief electric shocks to the tops of their left feet.

With magnetic resonance brain scanners, it is possible to get a measure for the thickness of the human cerebral cortex and relate it to other measures.

"Nurse Drew, get me four lab techs--equipped with mini-combscribers and portable brain scanners.

'We have one SQUID brain scanner already installed here at the Centre.

Research suggests that this can be raised, when a person rests in a brain scanner, to about 17%, with a higher percentage of 25% occurring during hypoglycemia.

For example, the NeuroReport paper notes that brain scanners have generally used photos of white faces when they studied how "the brain" reacts to "the face."

After each person underwent a hypnotic induction, Dr. Raz said: "Very soon you will be playing a computer game inside a brain scanner.

His work on high-frequency sound imaging contributed to the development of medical imaging equipment like ultrasonic brain scanners and devices for obtaining images of fetuses.

For instance, she gives a blow-by-blow account of her six-hour marathon of memory testing, and of her experience lying prone in each brain scanner.