A Short Guide To Brain Imaging

Author : R. E. Passingham
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198709137
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Short Guide to Brain Imaging written by R. E. Passingham and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2016 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brain imaging has revolutionised the field of Psychology - once more concerned with IQ tests, reaction times and questionnaires. Most Psychology departments now have access to an MRI scanner - some have even renamed themselves as departments of cognitive neuroscience. Yet brain imaging can be a minefield, whichever discipline you approach it from. If you are a psychologist, you will have been taught how to do behavioural experiments, but may know little neuroanatomy or neurophysiology. If you are a neurologist or psychiatrist, then you may know the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, but not know how to carry out experiments on mental phenomena. This is a practical guide to brain imaging, showing how it can advance a true neuroscience of human cognition. It is accessible to those starting out in imaging, whilst also informative for those who have already acquired some expertise. At the heart of the book are 6 main chapters, focusing on - the signal, experimental methods, anatomy, functional specialisation, functional systems, and other methods. For students and researchers in psychology and neuroscience, this is the essential companion when embarking on brain imaging studies.

Author : Paul C. Lebby
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199764670
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brain Imaging written by Paul C. Lebby and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed to provide a foundation of information necessary to those wishing to integrate brain imaging into their practice or who seek more training. Information is provided to assist the clinician in interpreting images, determining which scans to order, and how images should be used in the clinic.

Author : Johanna Stuart
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781632420053
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Clinician's Guide to Neuroimaging written by Johanna Stuart and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book includes contributions by the world's top brain-imaging researchers and clinicians who have provided a review of the state-of-the-art in neuroimaging, covering radiology, neurology, psychiatry, psychology, and geriatrics. These contributions have been collected from China, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Macedonia, Poland, Spain, South Africa, and the United States of America to create this comprehensive work discussing the diagnosis, pathophysiology, and effective treatment of many common health conditions, with various explanatory figures, tables and boxes to improve legibility and to make the book helpful for clinical purposes.

Author : Cameron S. Carter
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642287115
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brain Imaging in Behavioral Neuroscience written by Cameron S. Carter and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-11-04 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume highlights the remarkable new developments in brain imaging, including those that apply magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET), that allow us to non invasively study the living human brain in health and in disease. These technological advances have allowed us to obtain new and powerful insights into the structure and function of the healthy brain as it develops across the life cycle, as well as the molecular make up of brain systems and circuits as they develop and change with age. New brain imaging technologies have also given us new insights into the causes of many common brain disorders, including ADHD, schizophrenia, depression and Alzheimer’s disease, which collectively affect a large segment of the population. These new insights have major implications for understanding and treating these brain disorders, and are providing clinicians with the first ever set of biomarkers that can be used to guide diagnosis and monitor treatment effects. The advances in brain imaging over the last 20 years, summarized in this volume, represent a major advance in modern biomedical sciences.

Author : Dafang Wu
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030408930
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Clinical Nuclear Medicine Neuroimaging written by Dafang Wu and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-04-24 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book serves as a casebook for clinical nuclear medicine neuroimaging. Clinical interpretation of nuclear medicine neuroimaging studies is often challenging, mainly due to the complexity of neuroanatomy and a lack of supportive reference books. This is an unmet need in many teaching hospitals. Utilizing a hands-on, case-based approach, this textbook guides readers through clinical nuclear medicine neuroimaging of major neurological diseases and conditions, including dementia, epilepsy, and brain death. Included here are basic guidelines and techniques for nuclear medicine neuroimaging practices, set alongside case examples that include standardized imaging display and detailed interpretation. Each chapter begins with examples of normal brain imaging as a reference point for the remainder of the chapter, which then presents detailed case examples of these diseases through various imaging techniques. Each of the cases highlights clinical and imaging key findings and precise impressions. This is an ideal guide for residents, fellows, and even practicing nuclear medicine physicians as a reference and teaching tool for neuroimaging in clinical nuclear medicine. It will be of significant value to residents, trainees, and young physicians in preparation for their in-service tests and board examinations.

Author : Amir Raz
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128163097
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Casting Light on the Dark Side of Brain Imaging written by Amir Raz and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people find colorful brain scans highly compelling—and yet, many experts don’t. This discrepancy begs the question: What can we learn from neuroimaging? Is brain information useful in fields such as psychiatry, law, or education? How do neuroscientists create brain activation maps and why do we admire them? Casting Light on The Dark Side of Brain Imaging tackles these questions through a critical and constructive lens—separating fruitful science from misleading neuro-babble. In a breezy writing style accessible to a wide readership, experts from across the brain sciences offer their uncensored thoughts to help advance brain research and debunk the craze for reductionist, headline-grabbing neuroscience. This collection of short, enlightening essays is suitable for anyone interested in brain science, from students to professionals. Together, we take a hard look at the science behind brain imaging and outline why this technique remains promising despite its seldom-discussed shortcomings. Challenges the tendency toward neuro-reductionism Deconstructs hype through a critical yet constructive lens Unveils the nature of brain imaging data Explores emerging brain technologies and future directions Features a non-technical and accessible writing style

Author : Richard Passingham
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191089532
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cognitive Neuroscience: A Very Short Introduction written by Richard Passingham and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Up to the 1960s, psychology was deeply under the influence of behaviourism, which focused on stimuli and responses, and regarded consideration of what may happen in the mind as unapproachable scientifically. This began to change with the devising of methods to try to tap into what was going on in the 'black box' of the mind, and the development of 'cognitive psychology'. With the study of patients who had suffered brain damage or injury to limited parts of the brain, outlines of brain components and processes began to take shape, and by the end of the 1970s, a new science, cognitive neuroscience, was born. But it was with the development of ways of accessing activation of the working brain using imaging techniques such as PET and fMRI that cognitive neuroscience came into its own, as a science cutting across psychology and neuroscience, with strong connections to philosophy of mind. Experiments involving subjects in scanners while doing various tasks, thinking, problem solving, and remembering are shedding light on the brain processes involved. The research is exciting and new, and often makes media headlines. But there is much misunderstanding about what brain imaging tells us, and the interpretation of studies on cognition. In this Very Short Introduction Richard Passingham, a distinguished cognitive neuroscientist, gives a provocative and exciting account of the nature and scope of this relatively new field, and the techniques available to us, focusing on investigation of the human brain. He explains what brain imaging shows, pointing out common misconceptions, and gives a brief overview of the different aspects of human cognition: perceiving, attending, remembering, reasoning, deciding, and acting. Passingham concludes with a discussion of the exciting advances that may lie ahead. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : Robert G. Shulman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199838739
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brain Imaging written by Robert G. Shulman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magnetic resonance imaging methods have taken a commanding position in brain studies because they allow scientists to follow brain activities in the living human. The ability to measure cerebral anatomy, neuronal firing, and brain metabolism has extended and re-invigorated hopes of understanding the role that brain activity plays in human life. The brain has assumed a central role in our thinking of the world that can be traced back to the philosophies that are expressed in psychology, religion, literature, and everyday life. Brain scientists, planning and measuring brain activities by imaging methods, have consciously or unconsciously been influenced by these philosophical views. Brain Imaging: What It Can (and Cannot) Tell Us About Consciousness, in describing the experiments using imaging methods, traces how assumptions about the nature of brain function made in planning scientific experiments are the consequences of philosophical positions. Experiments that relate brain activities to observable behavior are shown to avoid the philosophical and psychological assumptions about mental processes that have been proposed to underlie these behaviors. This analysis establishes the conditions necessary for reproducible brain responses.

Author : Matt Carter
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128005971
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guide to Research Techniques in Neuroscience written by Matt Carter and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2015-02-27 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neuroscience is, by definition, a multidisciplinary field: some scientists study genes and proteins at the molecular level while others study neural circuitry using electrophysiology and high-resolution optics. A single topic can be studied using techniques from genetics, imaging, biochemistry, or electrophysiology. Therefore, it can be daunting for young scientists or anyone new to neuroscience to learn how to read the primary literature and develop their own experiments. This volume addresses that gap, gathering multidisciplinary knowledge and providing tools for understanding the neuroscience techniques that are essential to the field, and allowing the reader to design experiments in a variety of neuroscience disciplines. Written to provide a "hands-on" approach for graduate students, postdocs, or anyone new to the neurosciences Techniques within one field are compared, allowing readers to select the best techniques for their own work Includes key articles, books, and protocols for additional detailed study Data analysis boxes in each chapter help with data interpretation and offer guidelines on how best to represent results Walk-through boxes guide readers step-by-step through experiments

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781441963741
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brain Imaging in Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience written by and published by . This book was released on 2011-07-11 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: