Since the early 1990s, marked most famously by Seiji Ogawa’s 1990 discovery of the BOLD (blood-oxygen-level-dependent) contrast that made functional MRI possible, fMRI and related neuroimaging techniques have transformed psychology by allowing scientists to observe the living human brain in action, building on earlier PET work by Marcus Raichle and colleagues and later refined through methodological advances by researchers such as Nikos Logothetis in the 2000s; these tools enabled the mapping of cognitive functions to distributed neural networks, clarified the brain bases of emotion and self-regulation, and revealed how stress, trauma, or mental illness reshape neural pathways (e.g., Ogawa et al., PNAS, 1990; Raichle et al., PNAS, 1994; Logothetis et al., Nature, 2001). Beyond scientific insight, the revolution in brain imaging has empowered individuals and clinicians with deeper understanding of attention, mood, resilience, and neuroplasticity, fostering more compassionate and evidence-based mental-health care while guiding public policy toward conditions such as supportive education, equitable access to therapy, and stress-reducing environments that promote flourishing and societal wellbeing. An understanding of neuroplasticity alone encourages us to develop our thinking along true and noble lines, knowing that we are developing a neural foundation for life and health. As the apostle Paul wrote, many centuries ago, “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God” (Romans 12:2).