What we can do and what we cannot do with fMRI Export

@article{citeulike:2883820, abstract = {Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is currently the mainstay of neuroimaging in cognitive neuroscience. Advances in scanner technology, image acquisition protocols, experimental design, and analysis methods promise to push forward fMRI from mere cartography to the true study of brain organization. However, fundamental questions concerning the interpretation of fMRI data abound, as the conclusions drawn often ignore the actual limitations of the methodology. Here I give an overview of the current state of fMRI, and draw on neuroimaging and physiological data to present the current understanding of the haemodynamic signals and the constraints they impose on neuroimaging data interpretation.}, author = {Logothetis, Nikos K.}, citeulike-article-id = {2883820}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature06976}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature06976}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18548064}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=18548064}, day = {12}, doi = {10.1038/nature06976}, journal = {Nature}, keywords = {critique, fmri, functional-imaging, methods, neuroimaging, single-unit-recording}, month = {June}, number = {7197}, pages = {869--878}, posted-at = {2009-11-04 21:53:21}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved}, title = {What we can do and what we cannot do with fMRI}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature06976}, volume = {453}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2883820 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2883820 N2 - Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is currently the mainstay of neuroimaging in cognitive neuroscience. Advances in scanner technology, image acquisition protocols, experimental design, and analysis methods promise to push forward fMRI from mere cartography to the true study of brain organization. However, fundamental questions concerning the interpretation of fMRI data abound, as the conclusions drawn often ignore the actual limitations of the methodology. Here I give an overview of the current state of fMRI, and draw on neuroimaging and physiological data to present the current understanding of the haemodynamic signals and the constraints they impose on neuroimaging data interpretation. IS - 7197 JF - Nature EP - 878 TI - What we can do and what we cannot do with fMRI PB - Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved VL - 453 SP - 869 KW - critique KW - fmri KW - functional-imaging KW - methods KW - neuroimaging KW - single-unit-recording AU - Logothetis, Nikos PY - 2008/06/12/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature06976 ER -