title: Functional magnetic resonance imaging of the somatosensory cortex.
abstract: Functional magnetic resonance (fMR) imaging, like positron emission tomography (PET), shows regions of activation in the brain resulting from the neuronal activity associated with cognitive, sensory, or motor function. An advantage of fMR imaging is that the functional and the reference anatomic images are acquired simultaneously. Additionally, fMR imaging is generally more available than PET or magnetoencephalography. This article reviews the applications of fMR imaging for studying the sensorimotor cortex prior to craniotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA.
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.forename: F Z
authors.initials: FZ
authors.lastname: Yetkin
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Haughton
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D001931:Brain Mapping; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology; D013003:Somatosensory Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014110:Touch / Q000502:physiology