title: [The working brain--how does it look like?].
abstract: Numerous brain functions, such as awareness of surroundings, control of movements, thoughts, and memory have always been a kind of mystery, which has provoked human curiosity and thus inspired research in many areas. The present paper gives an overview on imaging research of the human brain's functions. The historical progress is briefly reviewed with the emphasis on major Danish contributions. The major methods of mapping brain functions and their biological basis are mentioned. These methods are positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). They are highly technological and generate enormous amounts of data. Thus, data analysis will per se be a research area in brain imaging. Finally, several examples of the authors' results on functional activation are dealt with. These examples aim to illustrate the research area and its contribution to our increased knowledge of the working brain.
authors: Olaf B
authors: OB
authors: Paulson
authors: Alfred Peter
authors: AP
authors: Born
authors: Claus
authors: C
authors: Bundesen
authors: Anders
authors: A
authors: Gade
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Gerlach
authors: Lars Kai
authors: LK
authors: Hansen
authors: Søren
authors: S
authors: Holm
authors: Mikael
authors: M
authors: Jensen
authors: Søren
authors: S
authors: Kyllingsbaek
authors: Axel
authors: A
authors: Larsen
authors: Ian
authors: I
authors: Law
authors: Egill
authors: E
authors: Rostrup
authors: Claus
authors: C
authors: Svarer
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology*; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D005133:Eye Movements / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology; D008959:Models, Neurological; D013850:Thinking / Q000502:physiology; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology