This video is the first in our ‘Understanding MRI’ series and shows you how functional MRI works by guiding you through a simple experiment in our lab. We show you how our brain reacts to tasks, and how we use MRI to see this reaction.

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With thanks to animator Alice Haskell for working with us on this animation: https://www.alicehaskell.com/.

Once you've watched our animation, test out your knowledge with our short quiz: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA...