Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), with its excellent spatial resolution and ability to visualize networks of neuroanatomical structures involved in complex information processing, has become the dominant technique for the study of brain function and its development. The accessibility of...
| Published in: | Journal of Cognition & Development Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jan2013
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