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Functional MRI

Recorded year1991

fMRI maps which brain areas activate during thought.

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Built on

MicroprocessorRecorded · 1971requires
MRI scannerRecorded · 1977enables

Led to

Brain-scan evidence debatesRecorded · 2008enables

Sources & evidence

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.