FMRIs

• FMRI = Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Measures small changes in blood flow that occurs with brain activity.
• First FMRI scan took place in 1990. Created by Seiji Ogawa and Ken Kwong.
• Measures how much haemoglobin is in a capillary blood cell.
• Doesn't use radiation, which is harmful for the body.
• Provides a clear picture of how brain activity is localised.
• Very high resolution images
• As brain activity changes in tiny fractions of a second, FMRI can't scan fast enough to capture very detailed brain activity.
• Could be claustrophobic for some.
• Very expensive, and only takes a clear picture of the subject stays perfectly still.