title: The physiological and biochemical bases of functional brain imaging.
abstract: Functional brain imaging is based on the display of computer-derived images of changes in physiological and/or biochemical functions altered by activation or depression of local functional activities in the brain. This article reviews the physiological and biochemical mechanisms involved.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Building 49, Room 1B80, 49 Convent Drive MSC 4415, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA, louissokoloff@mail.nih.gov.
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sokoloff