Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. (context neurology English) The generation of images showing brain activity (or activity in other parts of the nervous system). (from 20th c.) Etymology 2
vb. (present participle of neuroimage English)
Wikipedia
Neuroimaging or brain imaging is the use of various techniques to either directly or indirectly image the structure, function/ pharmacology of the nervous system. It is a relatively new discipline within medicine, neuroscience, and psychology. Physicians who specialize in the performance and interpretation of neuroimaging in the clinical setting are neuroradiologists.
Neuroimaging falls into two broad categories:
- Structural imaging, which deals with the structure of the nervous system and the diagnosis of gross (large scale) intracranial disease (such as tumor), and injury, and
- Functional imaging, which is used to diagnose metabolic diseases and lesions on a finer scale (such as Alzheimer's disease) and also for neurological and cognitive psychology research and building brain-computer interfaces.
Functional imaging enables, for example, the processing of information by centers in the brain to be visualized directly. Such processing causes the involved area of the brain to increase metabolism and "light up" on the scan. One of the more controversial uses of neuroimaging has been research into " thought identification" or mind-reading.
Usage examples of "neuroimaging".
FDG Positron Emission Tomography and other neuroimaging devices for suspected dementia.
Benton sits in his office on the ground floor of the Cognitive Neuroimaging Laboratory, one of few contemporary buildings on a two-hundred-and-thirty-seven-acre campus graced with century-old brick and slate, and fruit trees and ponds.
Benton finds it a little curious that a taxicab is parked outside the neuroimaging lab.