Experimental design in brain activation MRI: Cautionary tales

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 361-367

  Savoy, Robert L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Error correction in science; Experimental design; Functional MRI (fMRI)

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; ERROR; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSCIENCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARTIFACTS; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES; BRAIN; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROSCIENCES; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 26244437664     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2005.06.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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