title: [Methodological principles for optimising functional MR experiments].
abstract: Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is one of the most common methods for localising neuronal activity in the brain. Even though the sensitivity of fMRI is comparatively low, the optimisation of certain experimental parameters allows obtaining reliable results. In this article, approaches for optimising the experimental design, imaging parameters and analytic strategies will be discussed. Clinical neuroscientists and interested physicians will receive practical rules of thumb for improving the efficiency of brain imaging experiments.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. torsten.wuestenberg@med.uni-goettingen.de
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wüstenberg
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Giesel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Strasburger
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D016477:Artifacts; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012107:Research Design