WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A technology being developed at Purdue University could provide an affordable, smart, self-learning device that, when placed into existing MRI machines could allow medical ...

However, they do believe that future versions of the device may be altered to work with simpler tools. Tools such as fNIRS sensors that can be worn on a patient’s head.

Making functional MRI functional. Functional MRI is a way of seeing what parts of the brain have been active. By tuning the sensitivity of the imaging to pick up differences in the flow of blood, ...