Handbook of Neural Activity Measurement

Neuroscientists employ many different techniques to observe the activity of the brain, from single-channel recording to functional imaging (fMRI). Many practical books explain how to use these techniques, but in order to extract meaningful information from the results it is necessary to understand the physical and mathematical principles underlying each measurement. This book covers an exhaustive range of techniques, with each chapter focusing on one in particular. Each author, a leading expert, explains exactly which quantity is being measured, the underlying principles at work, and most importantly the precise relationship between the signals measured and neural activity. The book is an important reference for neuroscientists who use these techniques in their own experimental protocols and need to interpret their results precisely; for computational neuroscientists who use such experimental results in their models; and for scientists who want to develop new measurement techniques or enhance existing ones.

Author: Romain Brette
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 09/06/2012
Pages: 489
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.65lbs
Size: 9.80h x 6.70w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780521516228

About the Author
Destexhe, Alain: - Alain Destexhe is CNRS Research Director in the Laboratory for Computational Neuroscience, Gif-sur-Yvette.Brette, Romain: - Romain Brette is Associate Professor in the cognitive science department at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris.