title: [Processes in the living brain can now be measured].
abstract: Positron emission tomography and new tracer methods are now becoming invaluable tools in basic neuroscientific research, as exemplified in this brief review of new discoveries in enzyme activity, cellular metabolism, receptor occupancy, ion channel modulation, and the functional anatomy of the human brain.
authors.affiliation: PET-sektionen, Karolinska sjukhuset, Stockholm.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Roland
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D011955:Receptors, Drug / Q000378:metabolism; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter / Q000378:metabolism; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
chemical_list: D011955:Receptors, Drug; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase
vernacular_title: Processer i den levande hjärnan kan numera mätas.