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KEY FEATURES:Introduces different techniques focusing on neurophysiological processes and how these are related to cognition.
Offers students the "nuts and bolts" of how the technology works with detailed descriptions of the techniques.
Provides detailed descriptions of the techniques and discusses their application in research.
This fresh, new textbook provides a thorough and student-friendly guide to the different techniques used in cognitive neuroscience. Given the breadth of neuroimaging techniques available today, this text is invaluable, serving as an approachable text for students, researchers, and writers. This text provides the right level of detail for those who wish to understand the basics of neuroimaging and also provides more advanced material in order to learn further about particular techniques.
With a conversational, student-friendly writing style, Aaron Newman introduces the key principles of neuroimaging techniques, the relevant theory and the recent changes in the field.
List of contents
Introduction
Research Methods and Experimental Design
Electroencephalography (EEG) and Event-Related Potentials (ERP) 1
Electroencephalography (EEG) and Event-Related Potentials (ERP) 2
Magnetoencephalography (MEG)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - Basics
Functional MRI (fMRI) 1
Functional MRI (fMRI) 2 - Experimental design
Structural MRI
Connectomics: Diffusion Tensor MRI and Tractography
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Near-Infrared Optical Imaging (fNIRI)
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (TES, tDCS, tACS, tRCS)
Summary
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the various methods, techniques and imaging models for measuring the activities of the brain, from fMRI to PET and much more.
