AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) measures the small changes in blood flow that occur with brain activity. It may be used to examine which parts of the brain are handling critical functions, evaluate the effects of stroke or other disease, or to guide brain treatment.

Detailed explanation-2: -The high-speed MRI technique, echo-planar imaging provides the basis for most fMRI experiments. The problems inherent to this method and the ways in which these may be overcome are particularly important in the move towards performing functional studies on higher field MRI systems.

Detailed explanation-3: -An fMRI scan is a special type of MRI that shows how different parts of your brain are working. They help doctors measure blood flow in the brain without having to do surgery. fMRI imaging is a safe, non-invasive way to diagnose conditions and to find out if certain treatments are working.

Detailed explanation-4: -MRI scans show brain anatomy. a technique for revealing blood flow and, therefore, brain activity by comparing successive MRI scans. fMRI scans show brain function as well as its structure.

Detailed explanation-5: -Functional magnetic resonance imaging, or FMRI, works by detecting the changes in blood oxygenation and flow that occur in response to neural activity – when a brain area is more active it consumes more oxygen and to meet this increased demand blood flow increases to the active area.