fMRIs and your brain: a KQED primer
8 November 2007
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KQED QUEST never lets me down, here’s a good story on neuropyschology-research at Stanford using MRIs…the same technique used by our upcoming speaker, Dr. Phillipe Goldin. In this story, they are studying how children with various levels of reading skills have different neural patterns.
With the fMRI, the subject has to stay still for upwards of 45 minutes in the machine. The fMRI does only measure blood flow rates, which by all accounts is only one useful measure of brain activity. Nonetheless, this is a fascinating methodology with great potential for our understanding of basic neural processes.
Cathy…
Just wanted to drop a note to let you know what a great site you have. It is a great resource and a great place to drop by….
[...] on the CAAN site. And as a veteran of Philippe’s studies (here’s a KQED piece on fMRI as well), I must say the experience was somewhere between absolutely fascinating and riveting. It’s [...]
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