Neuroimaging of Consciousness

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Cavanna, Andrea Eugenio (Editor), Nani, Andrea (Editor), Blumenfeld, Hal (Editor), Laureys, Steven (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Radiology.; Neurology.; Psychiatry.; Medicine & Public Health.; Imaging / Radiology.

Within the field of neuroscience, the past few decades have witnessed an exponential growth of research into the brain mechanisms underlying both normal and pathological states of consciousness in humans. The development of sophisticated imaging techniques (above all fMRI and PET) to visualize and m...