Can you perform calculation during MRI scan?

I have had a couple of MRIs in the past.My brain functioned normally as far as I can remember.I am pretty sure I could have done calculations.

MRI works using radio waves not microwaves, but it can still heat the body slightly. Not enough to do any harm, but a few patients can find it uncomfortable. Also there is a slight possibility that the MRI magnet can cause temporary dizziness, but that last minutes.

Long term there appears to be no side effects. I am a doctor of physics working in MRI research and I have been scanned over 200 times, with no problems. However this total pales into insignificance when you consider my boss, who was one of first (if not the first) in the world to carry out a clinical brain MRI exam. He has several thousand MRI exams over the years and has shown no ill effects. (When you are working in MRI research, you often need a volunteer to test a new way of scanning. That volunteer is usual a colleague, hence the high number of scans that people working in MRI research undergo.)

What about short term side effects during scanning process?  The physical brain operates on electrical impulses, would strong magnetic field effects those electrical impulses? Can anyone still perform calculation during the scanning process without any problem?

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks, to everyone very much for any suggestions :>

The effects are probably minimal, as stated above. There has been tons and tons of studies done on magnets and cognitive function, and there never seems to be a correlation, even during development.