Resting brain reveals connections
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 10:28
in Psychology & Sociology
(PhysOrg.com) -- Images of the brain with various areas 'lighting up' in a rainbow of colours are now pretty familiar to many of us. These come from studies in which people are given tasks to do inside MRI scanners, and the areas that light up show where there is increased brain activity as a result. And 'functional' MRI [fMRI] has been incredibly successful in revealing the way the brain is organised.