brain scan
Americannoun
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A brain scan might show what happens when someone sees the color red, for example, but it cannot reveal why seeing red feels like anything at all.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
The shift in energy I experienced while meditating showed up on the results of my brain scan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
However, it is often hard to diagnose it from these alone, and often takes a brain scan or other procedures.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
A court-ordered brain scan revealed that the 71-year-old defendant had been suffering from a walnut-sized brain tumor, which defense attorneys were prepared to argue had affected his judgment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
Now Dr. Damasio turns to a computer program called Brainvox that is used to reassemble brain scan "slices" into a three-dimensional model.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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