Experimental design and interpretation of functional neuroimaging studies of cognitive processes

Human Brain Mapping

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-77

  Caplan, David ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental design; Functional neuroimaging inferences; Soundness; Validity

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROIMAGING; PHONEME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VISION;

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENTAL PROCESSES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 58149391818     PISSN: 10659471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hbm.20489     Document Type: Review

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