Book Details
Format
Kindle
Pages
298
Language
English
Published
Apr 28, 2008
Publisher
Wiley
ISBN-10
0470514191
ISBN-13
9780470514191
Description
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.