Exploring Brain Functional Anatomy with Positron Tomography
| By: | Derek J. Chadwick; Julie Whelan |
| Publisher: | Wiley Global Research (STMS) |
| Print ISBN: | 9780471929703 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780470514191 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 1991 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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Details the application of positron emission tomography (PET) to the mapping of human cerebral cortical function. Coverage includes all aspects of PET technology. Includes chapters on somatosensory, motor and visual systems, and higher-order processes such as attention, memory, learning, intention and language. The clinical usefulness of PET is discussed in relation to psychiatric illness and to functional recovery after brain injury.