Main description:

Notable experts in the field of neuroimaging provide comprehensive overviews of advances in functional and structural aspects of both common and uncommon brain disorders. Functional imaging is evolving quickly but researchers and clinicians do not always have a strong understanding of the fundamental basis of the imaging techniques that they use. By focusing on both structure and function this book will provide a strong foundation for emerging developments in the field.

Contents:

Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Basic Principles and Applications.- Brief Overview of Functional Imaging Principles.- Clinical Utility of Resting State Functional MRI.- The Neuroimaging of Stroke: Structural and Functional Advances.- New Insights in Brain Tumors Magnetic Resonance Investigation.- Epilepsy Imaging.- In vivo Positron Emission Tomography of Extrastriatal Non-Dopaminergic Pathology in Parkinson Disease.- Structural and Functional Neuroimaging in Multiple Sclerosis: From Atrophy, Lesions to Global Network Disruption.- Neuroimaging in Ataxias.- Recent Insights from fMRI Studies Into the Neural Basis of Reciprocal Imitation in Autism Spectrum Disorders.- Functional Connectivity in Dementia.- MRI Neuroimaging and Psychiatry.- The Implications of Brain Plasticity and Task Selectivity for Visual Rehabilitation of Blind and Visually Impaired Individuals.- NeuroImaging of Pain.