"A fascinating book...indispensable to all those in the field..."--Trends in Neuroscience

"An extremely useful reference book for brain browsers and nicebrowsing for psychiatrists..." --American Journal ofPsychiatry

"Particularly suitable..." --Nature

Now available in paperback, this provocative work offers acomprehensive and insightful analysis of the functionalrelationship between brain organization and human behavior. BrainActivation presents classic and emerging experimental approachesfor mapping brain activation in vivo, using biochemical markers andmodern neuroimaging techniques.

Written by a pioneer in the field, this volume concentrates on therelationship between structure and function in the human brain atthe cellular, neuronal population, and complex system levels.Relying on information obtained from PET studies and other tracerimaging methods, Brain Activation provides a detailed descriptionof techniques for functional dissection of the living human brain,including: cognitive stimulation and anatomical localization,measurement of physiological and biochemical alterations, and theprinciples of cortical field and population-activation.

Brain Activation provides a structure-by-structure analysis ofhuman brain activity, with detailed functional characterizations ofthe frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, temporal lobe,limbic system, and subcortical structures. Its integrative approachclarifies the intricate relationship among behavior, mentalactivity, and physiological events that accompany brainactivation.

Brain Activation is compelling reading for neuroscientists andcognitive scientists, and for researchers interested in theexpanding application of neuroimaging. Specialists inneurophysiology, neurochemistry, and anyone fascinated with thefunctional organization of the human brain will find this avaluable and essential reference.