Advanced Brain Neuroimaging Topics in Health and Disease: Methods and Applications

Advanced Brain Neuroimaging Topics in Health and Disease: Methods and Applications
ISBN-10
9535112031
ISBN-13
9789535112037
Category
Science
Pages
680
Language
English
Published
2014-05-31
Publisher
BoD – Books on Demand
Authors
Dorina Papageorgiou, George Christopoulos, Stelios Smirnakis

Description

The brain is the most complex computational device we know, consisting of highly interacting and redundant networks of areas, supporting specific brain functions. The rules by which these areas organize themselves to perform specific computations have only now started to be uncovered. Advances in non-invasive neuroimaging technologies have revolutionized our understanding of the functional anatomy of cortical circuits in health and disease states, which is the focus of this book. The first section of this book focuses on methodological issues, such as combining functional MRI technology with other brain imaging modalities. The second section examines the application of brain neuroimaging to understand cognitive, visual, auditory, motor and decision-making networks, as well as neurological diseases. The use of non-invasive neuroimaging technologies will continue to stimulate an exponential growth in understanding basic brain processes, largely as a result of sustained advances in neuroimaging methods and applications.

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