The magnetic field created by the scanner is a whopping 11.7 T.

Researchers at France's Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) initially used the gadget to scan a pumpkin in 2021. However, health regulators recently given them permission to scan humans.

The world's most powerful MRI scanner has produced its first scans of human brains, achieving a new degree of precision that is expected to shed more light on our mysterious minds and the ailments that plague them.

Over the last six months, approximately 20 healthy volunteers have been the first to enter the maw of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine, which is located in the Plateau de Saclay neighbourhood south of Paris, home to many technology companies and colleges.