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. 2008 Mar;2(1):1-5.
doi: 10.1007/s11571-007-9033-x. Epub 2007 Nov 18.

The physiological and biochemical bases of functional brain imaging

Louis Sokoloff  1
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The physiological and biochemical bases of functional brain imaging

Louis Sokoloff. Cogn Neurodyn. 2008 Mar.

Abstract

Functional brain imaging is based on the display of computer-derived images of changes in physiological and/or biochemical functions altered by activation or depression of local functional activities in the brain. This article reviews the physiological and biochemical mechanisms involved.

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