Investigating direct detection of axon firing in the adult human optic nerve using MRI

NeuroImage

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 835-846

  Chow, Li Sze ^a   Cook, Greg G ^a   Whitby, Elspeth ^a   Paley, Martyn N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axonal firing; Direct MR axonal detection; Direct MR neuronal detection; Optic nerve

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ION CURRENT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEASUREMENT; NERVE FIBER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AXONS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING;

EID: 33645731531     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2005.10.024     Document Type: Article

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