Biophysical Aspects of the BOLD Effect in Human Brain Mapping

The aim of the research described in this thesis was to study basic mechanisms of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and to develop an improved understanding of the Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) effect. In addition to the assessment of the nonlinear nature of brain activity during dy...

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Main Author: Tang, Lin
Other Authors: John C. Gore
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2007
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-11092007-173128/