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fMRI measures of intelligence

measures of intelligence yielded by functional magnetic resonance imaging methods, which enable investigators to obtain relatively precise indications of which part or parts of the brain are being utilized in the solution of a cognitive task. Thus, the typical goal is to pinpoint that part of the brain in which processing is taking place for a given task at a given point in information processing for that task.

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February 1st 2025

Nothnagel’s acroparesthesia

Nothnagel’s acroparesthesia

see acroparesthesia. [Carl Wilhelm Hermann Nothnagel (1841–1905), German neurologist]