Noninvasive studies of human visual cortex using neuromagnetic techniques
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
- Veterans Administration Medical Center, Albuquerque, NM (USA). Center for Magnetoencephalography
The major goals of noninvasive studies of the human visual cortex are: to increase knowledge of the functional organization of cortical visual pathways; and to develop noninvasive clinical tests for the assessment of cortical function. Noninvasive techniques suitable for studies of the structure and function of human visual cortex include magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), single photon emission tomography (SPECT), scalp recorded event-related potentials (ERPs), and event-related magnetic fields (ERFs). The primary challenge faced by noninvasive functional measures is to optimize the spatial and temporal resolution of the measurement and analytic techniques in order to effectively characterize the spatial and temporal variations in patterns of neuronal activity. In this paper we review the use of neuromagnetic techniques for this purpose. 8 refs., 3 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/AD
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 6437678
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-90-3634; CONF-910245--1; ON: DE91001856
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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