Neuroimaging is the set of techniques used to produce images of the structure, function, and connectivity of the brain and nervous system, enabling non-invasive visualisation of neural anatomy and activity. Structural methods such as magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography reveal anatomy and pathology, wh…
Neuroimaging is the set of techniques used to produce images of the structure, function, and connectivity of the brain and nervous system, enabling non-invasive visualisation of neural anatomy and activity. Structural methods such as magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography reveal anatomy and pathology, while functional and advanced approaches, including functional MRI and network analyses of functional connectivity, map patterns of brain activity and the dynamic interactions between regions. Neuroimaging is fundamental to detecting and characterising disease, including tumours, vascular lesions such as cerebral infarction and arteriovenous fistulae, inflammatory and demyelinating conditions, and neurodegenerative disorders, and to localising lesions that produce specific clinical signs. Beyond diagnosis, it is a powerful research tool for understanding brain organisation and the neural basis of behaviour and cognition, examining how regional activity and connectivity relate to perception, control, and dysfunction, and revealing temporal patterns of network change in conditions such as dementia that carry therapeutic implications. Functional studies can probe the brain under unusual physiological conditions and identify the regions engaged by particular tasks or states. Interpretation requires integration of imaging findings with clinical and neuroscientific context. By providing detailed, non-invasive access to both the form and the function of the nervous system, neuroimaging underpins the diagnosis and monitoring of neurological disease and advances understanding of how the brain works in health and disorder.
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