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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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January 26th 2025

blind

blind

adj.

1. denoting a lack of sight. See blindness.

2. denoting a lack of awareness. In research, a blind procedure may be employed deliberately to enhance experimental control: A single blind is a procedure in which participants are unaware of the experimental conditions under which they are operating; a double blind is a procedure in which both the participants and the experimenters interacting with them are unaware of the particular experimental conditions; and a triple blind is a procedure in which the participants, experimenters, and data analysts are all unaware of the particular experimental conditions.