New research finds that the tendency of people’s arousal to wane over the course of brain scans has been distorting the brain connection maps produced by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The team developed a new technique called RIPTiDe that can filter out these distortions enhancing the validity and reliability of fMRI findings.

From Amy C. Janes and Blaise B. Frederick, first author Cole Korponay. Read more at McLean Hospital News.