Sentences with phrase «such magnetic activity»

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There are also experimental techniques, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging, which allow us to understand which parts of the brain are most active when we are involved in different cognitive activities.

The team tracked the patient's brain activity using functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI) while posing simple questions, such as whether he had a brother.

Sinha and her colleagues used functional magnetic resonance imaging to study brain activity in people exposed to stimuli ranging from highly stressful — images of mutilated bodies or someone pointing a gun — to neutral, such as a chair, table or lamp.

Although noninvasive imaging methods such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) can track activity in the brain, they provide limited resolution.

Over the past decade, her Western University colleague Adrian Owen has demonstrated that it is occasionally possible to detect awareness in unresponsive individuals by asking them to follow commands, such as to imagine playing tennis, while measuring their brain activity in a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) machine.

Astronomers have spied magnetic activity surrounding a massive young star in the Orion Nebula (inset), a hot spot of such activity in the Milky Way.

Such studies could guide still - experimental therapies such as transcranial magnetic stimulation, which aims to suppress or boost brain activity in targeted areas through electrical curreSuch studies could guide still - experimental therapies such as transcranial magnetic stimulation, which aims to suppress or boost brain activity in targeted areas through electrical curresuch as transcranial magnetic stimulation, which aims to suppress or boost brain activity in targeted areas through electrical currents.

The scientists used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to capture neural activity in the insula cortex, a region of the brain that plays a role in diverse functions such as bodily perception and self - awareness.

Studies of meditation carried out with other techniques, such as magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalography, have revealed different patterns of neural activity — not surprisingly, since meditation is a complex behavior that evokes many different psychological states.

His work became of paramount importance when he demonstrated that the intensity of solar radiation was related to the Sun's magnetic activity, which had (and still has) crucial implications for numerous human activities, such as communications systems and power lines.

Solar magnetic field strength correlates strongly with other solar activity, such as TSI and sunspot number.

Thanks to new brain imaging tools such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and magneto - encephalography (MEG), the skull has become virtually transparent, and the anatomy and activity of the living human brain is being revealed in increasing detail.

Factors such as the sizes of the planet and the star, continental distribution, ocean depth, the amount of water present, tectonic activity, variability of the surface temperature, atmospheric composition, the magnetic shield, speed of rotation, axial tilt, eccentricity of the orbit, the type and amount of radiation received, the age of the solar system, and the possibility of panspermia within the system are all considered.

«Both before and after meditation training, study participants» brain activity was examined using a special type of imaging - arterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imaging (ASL MRI)- that captures longer duration brain processes, such as meditation, better than a standard MRI scan of brain function.

Possible activities on Magnetic Island range from active pursuits such as hiking, fishing, diving, and snorkeling, to more leisurely choices of lounging on perfect beaches, swimming in crystal clear waters, and the monthly all night «Full Moon» party hosted by top DJ's.

I quote the whole paragraph here: «Solar magnetic field strength correlates strongly with other solar activity, such as TSI and sunspot number.

Solar magnetic field strength correlates strongly with other solar activity, such as TSI and sunspot number.