Home › Words › N › neuroscanningneuroscanningneuroscanning means the scanning of the brain by machine in order to understand its structure and function.EtymologyFrom neuro- + scanning.nounThe scanning of the brain by machine in order to understand its structure and function.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.brainscan 69% match — A scan of the brain, for example using computed tomography. vs neuroscanning →neurogeography 65% match — The mapping of the structure of the nervous system. vs neuroscanning →neuroimagery 65% match — neuroimaging vs neuroscanning →neuroanatomy 58% match — The anatomy of the nervous system. vs neuroscanning →neuroenchantment 58% match — The exaggeration of the possibilities of neuroimaging in terms of understanding cognition. vs neuroscanning →neurogram 58% match — An image of neural activity. vs neuroscanning →neurocomputing 57% match — The application of computers to neurology vs neuroscanning →cerebrography 57% match — imaging of the brain vs neuroscanning →