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Imaging the Brain with Optical Methods

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Editors:
  1. Anna W. Roe

    1. Dept. Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, U.S.A.

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  • Encapsulates the current state of optical imaging methodologies

  • Contributes to our understanding of the spatial and temporal organization of cerebral cortical function

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Casting Light on Neural Function: A Subjective History

    • John S. George
    Pages 1-25

  3. Fluorescent Sensors of Membrane Potential that Are Genetically Encoded

    • L. Jin, B. J. Baker, Lawrence B. Cohen, H. Mutoh, D. Dimitrov, A. Perron et al.
    Pages 27-43

  4. The Influence of Astrocyte Activation on Hemodynamic Signals for Functional Brain Imaging

    • Hongbo Yu, James Schummers, Mriganka Sur
    Pages 45-64

  5. Somatosensory: Imaging Tactile Perception

    • Li Min Chen, Robert Friedman, Anna W. Roe
    Pages 65-92

  6. How Images of Objects Are Represented in Macaque Inferotemporal Cortex

    • Manabu Tanifuji, Takayuki Sato, Go Uchida, Yukako Yamane, Kazushige Tsunoda
    Pages 93-117

  7. Optical Imaging of Short–Term Working Memory in Prefrontal Cortex of the Macaque Monkey

    • Anna W. Roe
    Pages 119-133

  8. Intraoperative Optical Imaging of Human Cortex

    • Minah Suh, Hongtao Ma, Mingrui Zhao, Andrew Geneslaw, Theodore H. Schwartz
    Pages 135-157

  9. Using Optical Imaging to Investigate Functional Cortical Activity in Human Infants

    • Susan J. Hespos, Alissa L. Ferry, Christopher J. Cannistraci, John Gore, Sohee Park
    Pages 159-176

  10. In Vivo Dynamics of the Visual Cortex Measured with Voltage Sensitive Dyes

    • Per E. Rol, Xiaoying Huang, Jian-Young Wu
    Pages 177-221

  11. Fast Optical Neurophysiology

    • Jennifer L. Schei, David M. Rector
    Pages 223-243

  12. Two-Photon Laser Scanning Microscopy as a Tool to Study Cortical Vasodynamics Under Normal and Ischemic Conditions

    • Anna Devor, Andy Y. Shih, Philbert S. Tsai, P. Blinder, Peifang Tian, Ivan C. Teng et al.
    Pages 245-261

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 263-267
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About this book

Monitoring brain function with light in vivo has become a reality. The technology 33 of detecting and interpreting patterns of reflected light has reached a degree of 34 maturity that now permits high spatial and temporal resolution visualization at both 35 the systems and cellular levels. There now exist several optical imaging methodolo- 36 gies, based on either hemodynamic changes in nervous tissue or neurally induced 37 light scattering changes, that can be used to measure ongoing activity in the brain. 38 These include the techniques of intrinsic signal optical imaging, near-infrared optical 39 imaging, fast optical imaging based on scattered light, optical imaging with voltage 40 sensitive dyes, and two-photon imaging of hemodynamic signals. The purpose of 41 this volume is to capture some of the latest applications of these methodologies to 42 the study of cerebral cortical function. 43 This volume begins with an overview and history of optical imaging and its use 44 in the study of brain function. Several chapters are devoted to the method of intrin- 45 sic signal optical imaging, a method used to record the minute changes in optical 46 absorption due to hemodynamic changes that accompanies cortical activity. Since the 47 detected hemodynamic changes are highly localized, this method has excellent 48 spatial resolution (50–100 µm ), a resolution sufficient for visualization of fundamen- 49 tal modules of cerebral cortical function.

Reviews

“This is an excellent textbook of optical imaging techniques exploring cerebral cortical physiology using fMRI, OCT, and voltage-sensitive dyes. … The book is well suited for neurophysiology students, fellows, and researchers. … I highly recommend this book for all neurophysiology investigators.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, April, 2015)

“This volume is a good overview of the many uses of optical imaging to explore brain function. A wide range of methodologies discussed, and the techniques address research questions at different ‘levels of organization’ … . It is therefore likely that individual scientists will find … chapters directly relevant to their direct interests. … Overall, this book contains very useful basic level reviews, other chapters cover systems-level and modality-specific … techniques. The volume does cover an interesting range of optical methods.” (Robert V. Harrison, Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, Vol. 37 (5), September, 2010)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, U.S.A.

    Anna W. Roe

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Imaging the Brain with Optical Methods

  • Editors: Anna W. Roe

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0452-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2010

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-0451-5Published: 29 October 2009

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-5057-7Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-0452-2Published: 11 November 2009

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 267

  • Topics: Neurosciences, Nanotechnology, Neurology

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