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1、HandbookofFunctionalMRIDataAnalysisFunctionalmagneticresonanceimaging(fMRI)hasbecomethemostpopularmethodforimagingbrainfunction.HandbookofFunctionalMRIDataAnalysisprovidesacomprehensiveandpracticalintroductiontothemethodsusedforfMRIdataanalysis.Usingminimaljargon,thisbookexplainstheconceptsbehind
2、processingfMRIdata,focusingonthetechniquesthataremostcommonlyusedinthefield.ThisbookprovidesbackgroundaboutthemethodsemployedbycommondataanalysispackagesincludingFSL,SPM,andAFNI.Someofthenewestcutting-edgetechniques,includingpatternclassificationanalysis,connectivitymodeling,andrestingstatenetworka
3、nalysis,arealsodiscussed.Readersofthisbook,whethernewcomerstothefieldorexperiencedresearchers,willobtainadeepandeffectiveknowledgeofhowtoemployfMRIanalysistoaskscientificquestionsandbecomemoresophisticatedusersoffMRIanalysissoftware.Dr.RussellA.PoldrackisthedirectoroftheImagingResearchCenterandprof
4、essorofPsychologyandNeurobiologyattheUniversityofTexasatAustin.Hehaspublishedmorethan100articlesinthefieldofcognitiveneuroscience,injournalsincludingScience,Nature,Neuron,NatureNeuroscience,andPNAS.Heiswellknownforhiswritingsonhowneuroimagingcanbeusedtomakeinferencesaboutpsychologicalfunction,aswe
5、llasforhisresearchusingfMRIandotherimagingtechniquestounderstandthebrainsystemsthatsupportlearningandmemory,decisionmaking,andexecutivefunction.Dr.JeanetteA.MumfordisaresearchassistantprofessorintheDepartmentofPsychologyattheUniversityofTexasatAustin.Trainedinbiostatistics,herresearchhasfocusedon
6、thedevelopmentandcharacterizationofnewmethodsforstatisticalmodelingandanalysisoffMRIdata.Herworkhasexaminedtheimpactofdifferentgroupmodelingstrategiesanddevelopednewtoolsformodelingnetworkstructureinresting-statefMRIdata.SheisthedeveloperofthefmriPowersoftwarepackage,whichprovidespoweranalysistoo
7、lsforfMRIdata.Dr.ThomasE.NicholsistheheadofNeuroimagingStatisticsattheUniversityofWarwick,UnitedKingdom.Hehasbeenworkinginfunctionalneuroimagingsince1992,whenhejoinedtheUniversityofPittsburgh’sPETfacilityasprogrammeran
