Description: Developed specifically for students in the behavioral and brain sciences, this textbook provides a practical overview of human neuroimaging. The fully updated second edition covers all major methods including functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, electroencephalography, magnetoencephalography, multimodal imaging, and brain stimulation methods. Two new chapters have been added covering computational imaging as well as a discussion of the potential and limitations of neuroimaging in research. Experimental design, image processing, and statistical inference are addressed, with chapters for both basic and more advanced data analyses. Key concepts are illustrated through research studies on the relationship between brain and behavior, and review questions are included throughout to test knowledge and aid self-study. Combining wide coverage with detail, this is an essential text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in psychology, neuroscience, and cognitive science programs taking introductory courses on human neuroimaging.
Brief description: Hans Op de Beeck is a Professor in the Brain and Cognition Research Unit at the University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium. He is an expert on the neuroscience of vision and learning. He has authored articles in top scientific journals (such as Science, Nature Neuroscience, Journal of Neuroscience, and Psychological Science), and has written important review articles (e.g., in Nature Reviews Neuroscience, Trends in Cognitive Sciences, and Annual Review in Psychology). He has been awarded and funded by national and international organizations, including the European Research Council, the Human Frontier Science Program, and the Flemish Methusalem program. He teaches on topics such as behavioral neuroscience, neuropsychology, and human brain imaging in bachelor and master programs of psychology and the biomedical sciences.
Review Quotes: 'This is a very helpful book opening up the area of Human Neuroimaging. The book is well organised and the exposition flows well. The mathematical/statistical aspects of the subject are made accessible.' Gerard Edwards, Liverpool John Moores University