Description:
fMRI is a very popular method for researchers and clinicians to
image human brain activity in response to given mental tasks. This book
presents a comprehensive review of the methods for computing activity
maps, while providing an intuitive and mathematical outline of how each
method works. The approaches include statistical parametric maps (SPM),
hemodynamic response modeling and deconvolution, Bayesian, Fourier and
nonparametric methods. The newest activity maps provide information on
regional connectivity and include principal and independent component
analysis, crisp and fuzzy clustering, structural equation modeling, and
dynamic causal modeling. Preprocessing and experimental design issues
are discussed with references made to the software available for
implementing the various methods. Aimed at graduate students and
researchers, it will appeal to anyone with an interest in fMRI and who
is looking to expand their perspectives of this technique. Contents:Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Image preprocessing; 3. Experimental
designs; 4. Univariate approaches: activation maps; 5. Multivariate
approaches: connectivity maps; 6. Conclusion.
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