| Abstract No.: | 202 |
| Country: | Canada |
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| Title: | MIND READING IN THE 21ST CENTURY: FMRI STUDIES OF HUMAN BRAIN FUNCTION |
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| Authors/Affiliations: | 1 Ravi Menon*;
1 Robarts Research Institute, Deputy Scientific Director, London, ON, Canada
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| Content: | Functional MRI has been very useful in elucidating the neural substrates for dozens of cognitive tasks. Pretty coloured maps of statistical probabilities can be found in many journals. In isolation, these maps are only of limited utility. The use extensive instrumentation to collect behavioural data in the magnet, so that we can relate human performance with the magnitude and timecourse of the fMRI signal. Such an approach allows us to begin to understand how the system as a whole ('the brain') goes about processing an input and producing a motor output. A number of examples will be presented to exemplify this approach, and demonstrate the predictive value of fMRI measurements. |
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