Exploring Brain Functional Anatomy with Positron Tomography

by Derek J. Chadwick (Editor), CIBA Foundation, R. Porter

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.

298 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 9, 1992