Technologies used to visualize the structure and function of the brain, including MRI, fMRI, PET, and EEG.
From Greek 'neuron' (nerve) + Latin 'imago' (image). Literally 'nerve imaging.'
Neuroimaging lets us peek inside the living brain — we can watch which areas light up when you think, feel, or move. It's like a window into the mind!
Neuroimaging studies historically underrepresented women; menstrual-cycle effects on brain activation became lens for dismissing women's cognitive findings. Publication bias favored male-only samples.
Ensure gender-balanced participant samples. Report menstrual-cycle data when relevant without using as confound variable. Acknowledge historical exclusion.
Women neuroscientists (e.g., Christof Koch, Vilayanur Ramachandran's collaborators) pushed neuroimaging inclusion; their advocacy shifted standards.
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