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What is fMRI?
FMRI is one of the most recently developed forms of neuroimaging. This
technique relies on the fact that cerebral blood flow and neuronal
activation are coupled. When an area of the brain is in use, blood flow to
that region also increases. Functional magnetic resonance imaging or
functional MRI (fMRI) uses MRI technology that measures brain activity
by detecting changes associated with blood flow.
FMRI has several significant advantages:

▪ It is non-invasive and doesn’t involve radiation, making it safe

▪ It has excellent spatial and good temporal resolution.

▪ It is easy for the experimenter to use.

The attractions of FMRI have made it a popular tool for imaging normal
brain function especially for psychologists. Over the last decade it has
provided new insight to the investigation of how memories are formed,
language, pain, learning and emotion to name but a few areas of research.

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 ▪ It is non-invasive and doesn’t involve radiation, making it safe for
the subject.
▪ It has excellent spatial and good temporal resolution.
▪ It is easy for the experimenter to use.

The attractions of FMRI have made it a popular tool for imaging normal
brain function especially for psychologists. Over the last decade it has
provided new insight to the investigation of how memories are formed,
language, pain, learning and emotion to name but a few areas of research.

Below is the fMRI of a right-handed person while opening and closing right
palm

Observation

Only the area associated with movement in the left brain shows increased activity. Increased activity is
shown in red color.

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Below is the fMRI of a right-handed person while opening and closing left
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Surprisingly areas associated with movement in the left and right brain shows increased activity.
Increased activity is shown in red color.

When you use your nondominant hand for doing simple tasks you are actually
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