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  "id": 8014180,
  "title": "Smooth-gradient fMRI technique could improve brain mapping during behavior",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/smooth-gradient-fmri-technique-could-improve-brain-mapping-during",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-17T11:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-smooth-gradient-fmri-technique-brain.html"
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  "summary": "Neuroscientists and medical researchers now have a wide range of imaging techniques to study the brain and its activity. One of the most widely used is functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a noninvasive technique that detects blood-related changes associated with neural activity.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}