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The Human Auditory Cortex

Part of the book series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research ((SHAR,volume 43))

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Multiple modalities of noninvasive functional brain imaging have made a tremendous impact in improving our understanding of human auditory cortex. Since its advent in 1991, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has emerged as the predominant modality for imaging of the functioning brain, for several reasons. As discussed by Talavage and Johnsrude (Chapter 6), fMRI uses MRI to measure changes in blood oxygenation level–dependent (BOLD) signals due to neuronal activation. It is a safe, noninvasive method that allows for whole-brain coverage, including the ability to examine activity in deep brain structures.

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Nagarajan, S., Gabriel, R.A., Herman, A. (2012). Magnetoencephalography. In: Poeppel, D., Overath, T., Popper, A., Fay, R. (eds) The Human Auditory Cortex. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 43. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2314-0_5

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