In article <2vqag6$hjb at vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> Kevin Spencer,
kspencer at iti.org writes:
>cgsst+ at pitt.edu (Clifton G Slater) writes:
>> I am preparing a paper on the impact of the use of PET
(positron
>>emission tomography) and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) for
brain
>>function mapping on current models and theories in cognitive
science,
>>artificial intelligence, or psychology. The medical
literature is rich
>>with studies of these techniques to study the etiology of a
host of
>>diseases or brain trauma, but I have had little success in
locating any
>>literature on how these techniques/studies have influenced
current models
>>or theories of brain function in the above disciplines. I
would appreciate
>>any pointers to relevant papers, theses, or dissertations in
these areas.
>>Here are a few sources that come to mind immediately (I may be
garbling
>the titles/authors):
>> "Images of Mind" by Michael Posner and Marcus Raichle, a
Scientific
> American book.
>> A recent article in Sci. Am. (this year) by the above two
authors.
I would think that a MEDLINE search on these two authors would
turn up several recent primary sources, as well. I know
Raichle's group has been doing some "basic cognition" kinds of
studies. (I just got *my* brain scanned by one of his former
postdocs, J.V. Pardo, as part of his studies of cognitive
processing in schizophrenics--I was a *control* subject, I'd
like to add... ;-) )
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Scott Oakman
Graduate Program in Neuroscience
University of Minnesota
oakma001 at maroon.tc.umn.edu
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"Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies
the
body."
- Ecclesiastes 12: 12
