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    Question: What type of machine do you use to scan brains?

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    Asked by Xi xuan to Candace on 8 Mar 2017.
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      Candace Lewis answered on 8 Mar 2017:


      I use a Philips Magnetic Resonance Imager. It uses a powerful magnet and radio waves to create an image of one’s brain and its function.

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