What Does FMRI Tell Us That Structural MRI Does Not

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Essay

What does fMRI tell us that structural MRI does not?

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Definitions:

Lightness Constancy

The visual perception phenomenon whereby the perceived color or brightness of objects remains constant despite changes in illumination.

Relative Luminance

The brightness of an object compared to the brightness of a similarly illuminated object that appears to be white or highly reflective.

Perceptual Set

A mental predisposition or readiness to perceive certain aspects of available sensory data and ignore others.

Mental Predisposition

An individual's inclination or tendency to think, feel, or behave in a particular way due to a combination of genetic, environmental, and psychological factors.