neuroimaging

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌnjʊəɹəʊˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ/

Etymology 1

From neuro- +‎ imaging.

Noun

neuroimaging (uncountable)

1. (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, published 2012, page 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.

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

• Finnish: aivokuvaus
• French: neuroimagerie (fr) f

Etymology 2

From neuroimage +‎ -ing.

Verb

neuroimaging

1. present participle and gerund of neuroimage