brain scan

Example Sentences

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After my meditation, I answered a series of questions about my experience so that the researchers could compare what I felt with what my brain scan showed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

But on 9 February, a routine eye appointment showed swelling on her optic nerve, and a brain scan the same night confirmed she had a tumour.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

It’s rare to get a brain scan of chimpanzees or sea lions due to ethical reasons, so what is happening neurologically when these animals move to the music is also unknown.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2025

He was admitted to the hospital, had a brain scan and was diagnosed with a brain stem tumor.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

Studying the brain scans of these Phineas-like patients, the Damasios wonder what a brain scan of Phineas Gage himself would have shown.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman