Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging [With CDROM] [Hardcover]

Scott A. Huettel (Author), Allen W. Song (Author), Gregory McCarthy (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0878932887 | ISBN-13: 978-0878932887 | Publication Date: April 1, 2004

This textbook provides a true introduction to functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which has become the dominant research technique in cognitive neuroscience. Although there is extraordinary interest in fMRI among researchers and instructors alike, two problems have hampered the study of this technique. First, existing texts are targeted toward practicing scientists in the field and assume a level of expertise not possessed by most students. Second, most students do not have access to fMRI equipment and data, so they have no opportunity to gain hands on experience. This textbook overcomes these limitations by presenting a comprehensive overview of all aspects of fMRI, designed with undergraduate students, graduate students and beginning researchers in mind. The authors' goal was to create a book that is sufficiently scientifically rigorous for scientists in the field, but also accessible enough to be easily read and understood by beginning students. The book can be used as the primary text for classes in fMRI, or as a secondary text for cognitive neuroscience, research methods or other courses.

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SCOTT A. HUETTEL ALLEN W. SONG GREGORY McCARTHY

Product Details

• Hardcover: 492 pages
• Publisher: Sinauer Associates (April 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878932887
• ISBN-13: 978-0878932887
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #286,341 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oasis in the Magnetic Wilderness, May 7, 2007

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Dr. A. Sahal (Sheffield, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging [With CDROM] (Hardcover)

This book is perfect for the new researcher trying to get a good grasp of the principles of fMRI. It covers the concepts, the engineering and experimental design of fMRI scanners and the studies they can be used for. The explanations are clear and made clearer still by the excellent use of analogy and pleasing diagrams. It even covers the basics of experimental design which really helps the novice. The book also comes with data sets which allow one to try out ones image processing skills.

This book is highly recommended for those studying for higher degrees and is almost unique in that it is far more accessible than any of its rivals. Highly recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for our course, July 29, 2010

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Brian A. Wandell and Jan Ruby - See all my reviews

This review is from: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Second Edition (Hardcover)

We use the book to teach advanced undergraduate and early graduate students on the principles of MR. The book is very high quality, thoughtful, and we are delighted to use it in teaching.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars decent textbook, November 20, 2011

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This review is from: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Second Edition (Hardcover)

Kudos to the authors for finding a way to teach this dense material. For the most part the text was readable and helped me understand material which is quite frankly far out of my domain of expertise, though I was sometimes frustrated by the fact that important points sometimes seemed to get muddled because of unclear terminology or other unclear presentation. For example: "If k-space is sampled across a wide field of view but with a limited sampling rate, the resulting image will have a small field of view but high resolution." What?? I have been staring at this for an hour. How can something have simultaneously a wide and narrow FOV? Does k-space have its own FOV (their definition on the preceding page of FOV seems to limit it to image space, not kspace!)? I'm sure a seasoned expert will know what this means, but it makes me want to tear my hair out. This always seemed to happen at the most important points in the book on the nights where I needed desperately to understand the one sentence. If there were more/better supplementary materials, I would give it 4 stars. It would help a lot if the website had animations or other interactive materials. I saw an animation on a website and it made me understand a concept in 30s that I could not understand after many hours of reading this book.