Non-invasive imaging modalities to study neurodegenerative diseases of aging brain

Publication date: Available online 21 February 2018Source: Journal of Chemical NeuroanatomyAuthor(s): Ramesh Naidu Annavarapu, Srujana Kathi, Vamsi Krishna VadlaAbstractThe aim of this article is to highlight current approaches for imaging elderly brain, indispensable for cognitive neuroscience research with emphasis on the basic physical principles of various non-invasive neuroimaging techniques. The first part of this article presents a quick overview of the primary non-invasive neuroimaging modalities used by cognitive neuroscientists such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), transcranial electrical stimulation (tES), electroencephalography (EEG), magnetoencephalography (MEG), single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), positron emission tomography (PET), magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI), Profusion imaging, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) along with tractography and connectomics. The second part provides a comprehensive overview of different multimodality imaging techniques for various cognitive neuroscience studies of aging brain.
Source: Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy - Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research