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Optical Imaging of Brain Function and Metabolism pp 95–123Cite as

Infrared Imaging of Brain Function

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The aim of this article is to describe in detail a technique to record the thermal response of the animal brain cortex using an infrared (IR) optical system (Budko et al., 1985). We compare this method, which we call thermoencephaloscopy (TES), with other techniques for studying the cortex. Results obtained using TES are analyzed in relation to results from other neuromapping methods. Previous reports of our methodology were published primarily in Russian or in journals with limited circulation.

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Gorbach, A.M. (1993). Infrared Imaging of Brain Function. In: Dirnagl, U., Villringer, A., Einhäupl, K.M. (eds) Optical Imaging of Brain Function and Metabolism. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 333. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2468-1_11

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