Choose an Episode
The Baby's Brain
The Child's Brain
The Teenage Brain
The Adult Brain
The Aging Brain
Choose a scan type
EEG - Electroencephalograph
CAT - Computerized Axial Tomography
PET - Positron Emission Tomography
MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MEG - Magnetoencephalography
The invention of MRI in 1977 was a major breakthrough in imaging technology. In an MRI, the subject is placed on a moveable bed that is inserted into a giant circular magnet.
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