Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Edition: Har/Cdr edition
Publisher: Sinauer Associates
Published: April 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 492
ISBN-13: 9780878932887
Subjects: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Neurosciences; Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR / MRI); Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Brain Mapping; Medical / Nursing; Radiology; Medical; Neurology - General; Brain; General; Cognitive neuroscience
First sentence: Few scientific developments have been more striking than the ability to image the functioning human brain.
Description: Provides a true introduction to functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which has become the dominant research technique in cognitive neuroscience. Although there is extraordinary interest in fMRI among researchers, instructors, and students alike, its instruction has faced a set of challenges. Existing texts are targeted toward practicing scientists in the field, and assume a level of expertise not possessed by most students. Furthermore, most students do not have access to fMRI equipment and data, so they have no opportunity to gain hands-on experience. This textbook overcomes these limitations by presenting a comprehensive overview of all aspects of fMRI, designed with undergraduate students, graduate students, and beginning researchers in mind.