neuroimaging en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˌnjʊəɹəʊˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English imaging English neuroimaging From neuro- + imaging.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The generation of images showing activity in the nervous system, usually and especially brain activity.
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.
2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 722:
Coordinates
neuroexamination · neuroprognosis · neurodiagnosis
Hyponyms
brain imaging · CT of head · MRI of head
Relateds
Translations (3)
fi aivokuvaus (generation of images of brain) · fr neuroimagerie (generation of images of brain) · pl neuroobrazowanie (generation of images of brain)