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Techniques for Imaging Brain Structure

Neuropsychological Applications

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Neuropsychology

Part of the book series: Neuromethods ((NM,volume 17))

Abstract

One of the principal goals of neuropsychologists has always been to establish relationships between the discernible qualities of brain and those of behavior. One avenue for this pursuit has been clinico-anatomic correlation, i.e., the search for brain-structural abnormalities occurring in association with specific behavioral aberrations. In the not-too-distant past, this search relied almost entirely on the neuropathological examination of autopsy material for information about the brain. There are at least two drawbacks to this approach. First, the psychologist is at a distinct disadvantage if, in order to answer his or her experimental question, concurrent behavioral and neuroanatomical assessments are required. Also, as most candid neuropathologists would agree, this literature has been characterized by considerable inconsistency, much of which may be attributed to the problems of representing and quantifying the complex morphological data that emerge from brain-cuttings.

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  1. San Diego Veterans Administration Medical Center, Departments of Psychiatry and Radiology, University of California, San Diego, CA

    Terry L. Jernigan

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  1. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

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  2. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

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  3. University of Houston, Houston, Texas

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Jernigan, T.L. (1990). Techniques for Imaging Brain Structure. In: Boulton, A.A., Baker, G.B., Hiscock, M. (eds) Neuropsychology. Neuromethods, vol 17. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1385/0-89603-133-0:81

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