Description
By deactivating parts of the brain, and testing the cognitive deficits, it is possible to gain incredible insights into the functions of particular brain areas. 'Virtual lesions' provides a state of the art guide to the full range of reversible deactivation techniques available. With eachchapter written by experts in their respective fields, and providing evidence of the practical applications of their methods, along with potential pitfalls, the book will serve as a valuable and practical guide for future experimentation within cognitive neuroscience.
Read More
Fourteen articles discuss the use of chemical, cooling, and transcranial magnetic stimulation approaches to interfere with neural functions in various brain regions and on different scales of deactivation. The contributors share the results of temporarily deactivating part of the brain to study neuronal interactions in the central nervous system, neural plasticity in mature and immature behaving animals, and neural processing in the human cerebrum. Topics include cortical modulation of auditory processing in the thalamus, the anatomical and functional development of the cortical motor systems, and processing in the occipital cortex of blind and sighted subjects. The test subjects are primarily monkeys and cats. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Read Less