Dear all,
Please see below for an announcement of the publication for our edited
MEG book:
Hansen PC, Kringelbach ML and Salmelin R: "MEG. An introduction to
methods", Oxford University Press.
Best wishes,
Morten
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Morten L. Kringelbach, D.Phil. Director of TrygFonden Research Group
Senior Research Fellow & URL, Univ. Oxford, Dept. Psychiatry, OX3 7JX
Professor, CFIN, Aarhus University, Denmark
Extraordinary JRF & College Lecturer, The Queen's College, OX1 4AW
+44(0)1865223784 http://www.kringelbach.org
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MEG. An introduction to methods
OUP 2010, 448 pages; full colour
ISBN13: 9780195307238
ISBN10: 0195307232
Price: GBP 45.00
http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Medicine/Neuroscience/?view=usa&ci=9780195307238
Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is an exciting brain imaging technology
that allows real-time tracking of neural activity, making it an
invaluable tool for advancing our understanding of brain function. In
this comprehensive introduction to MEG, Peter Hansen, Morten
Kringelbach, and Riitta Salmelin have brought together the leading
researchers to provide the basic tools for planning and executing MEG
experiments, as well as analyzing and interpreting the resulting data.
Chapters on the basics describe the fundamentals of MEG and its
instrumentation, and provide guidelines for designing experiments and
performing successful measurements. Chapters on data analysis present it
in detail, from general concepts and assumptions to analysis of evoked
responses and oscillatory background activity. Chapters on solutions
propose potential solutions to the inverse problem using techniques such
as minimum norm estimates, spatial filters and beamformers. Chapters on
combinations elucidate how MEG can be used to complement other
neuroimaging techniques. Chapters on applications provide practical
examples of how to use MEG to study sensory processing and cognitive
tasks, and how MEG can be used in a clinical setting. These chapters
form a complete basic reference source for those interested in exploring
or already using MEG that will hopefully inspire them to try to develop
new, exciting approaches to designing and analyzing their own studies.
This book will be a valuable resource for researchers from diverse
fields, including neuroimaging, cognitive neuroscience, medical imaging,
computer modelling, as well as for clinical practitioners.
Features
# The first comprehensive introduction to magnetoencephalography (MEG)
# The leading researchers provide the basic tools for planning and
executing MEG experiments, as well as analyzing and interpreting the
resulting data.
# An in-depth review of MEG methodology that provides a complete
reference source for those interested in exploring or already using MEG.
Table of content:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Electrophysiological basis of MEG signals
Fernando H. Lopes da Silva
Chapter 2: Instrumentation and data pre-processing
Lauri Parkkonen
Chapter 3: Measurements
Lauri Parkkonen and Riitta Salmelin
Chapter 4: The dowser in the fields: Searching for MEG sources
Sylvain Baillet
Chapter 5: Statistical Inference in MEG Distributed Source Imaging
Dimitrios Pantazis, Richard M. Leahy
Chapter 6: Multi-Dipole Modelling in MEG
Riitta Salmelin
Chapter 7: Estimating Distributed Representations of Evoked Responses
and Oscillatory Brain Activity
Ole Jensen and Christian Hesse
Chapter 8: Anatomically and Functionally Constrained Minimum-Norm Estimates
Matti S. Hamalainen, Fa-Hsuan Lin, and John C. Mosher
Chapter 9: Non-invasive functional tomographic connectivity analysis
with magnetoencephalography
Joachim Gross, Jan Kujala, Riitta Salmelin, Alfons Schnitzler
Chapter 10: Combining neuroimaging techniques: the future
Jean-Baptiste Poline, Line Garnero and Pierre-Jean Lahaye
Chapter 11: Somatosensory and motor function
Ryusuke Kakigi and Nina Forss
Chapter 12: The use of MEG in clinical settings
Jyrki P. Makela
Chapter 13: From perception to linguistic analysis
Riitta Salmelin
Chapter 14: Using magnetoencephalography to elucidate the principles of
deep brain stimulation
Morten L. Kringelbach, Peter C. Hansen, Alex L. Green, Tipu Z. Aziz
Advance praise:
"An outstanding introduction to the science of magnetoencephalography
(MEG), written by some of the world's experts in the field. It covers a
wide range of topics from sensory and motor functions to language and
cognitive science, and includes clinical topics as well. Different
analysis techniques are carefully discussed. The book provides a
competent overview of this expanding field of neuroimaging, which is the
best by far in terms of temporal resolution. Some chapters also describe
approaches combining MEG with other imaging techniques, such as MRI, PET
or EEG, which may be the future. Overall, the book is a great
introduction for the novice and exciting to read for the expert as well."
--Josef P. Rauschecker, Professor of Physiology and Biophysics,
Neurology and Psychology Georgetown University Medical Center
"In combination with EEG and MR-based cortical reconstruction, MEG has
considerably improved in the past ten years to become very close to the
brain imager's long-awaited ideal-a non-invasive method capable of
reconstructing human brain activity in both time and space. In this
impressive volume, suitable for both beginners as well as advanced
users, MEG methodology is reviewed in great depth. Any neuroscientist
who wishes to use this underexploited brain-imaging method, or simply to
better understand the power and limitations of published MEG papers,
should study this book-clearly a landmark in the field."
--Stanislas Dehaene, Member, French Academy of Sciences, Professor,
College de France, Directeur, INSERM
"Users of the increasingly popular technique of magnetoencephalography
will welcome this excellent introductory guide to non-invasive imaging
of the dynamics of the brain. The clear, tutorial style, plugs a major
gap in the literature of MEG by providing a comprehensive overview of
theory, data acquisition and analysis using state-of-the-art techniques.
Clinicians and scientists will both find this is a useful reference text
as well as of value in training programmes."
--Gary Green, Director, York Neuroimaging Centre, UK
"An essential reference for MEG researchers and a crucial resource for
cognitive neuroscientists and clinicians contemplating MEG experiments
or evaluating the MEG literature. Expert, comprehensive and deep, this
volume fills a long-recognized void. The book clearly and convincingly
answers the question, 'why MEG?,' as well as providing the best
'how-to-MEG' manual currently available.""
--Alec Marantz, Professor of Linguistics and Psychology, New York University
"The capability of MEG to combine the temporal resolution of
electrophysiology with reasonable spatial localization power is
extremely useful - but not sufficiently appreciated. The ambitious goal
of this first-rate collection of how-to articles on MEG experimentation
is to provide readers with the necessary background and expertise to
understand the underpinnings of MEG and execute a state-of-the-art
study. The aim is admirably met; one wishes this book had existed for
the last ten years! The careful technical descriptions combined with
extensive documentation and rich graphical illustrations provide a
compelling guide to implementing MEG research, with a particular
emphasis on source localization. The contributors are the recognized
experts in this area. Undoubtedly, the volume will facilitate the
increased use of the method in basic and clinical settings and be the
definitive guide to using MEG across research areas.""
--David Poeppel, Professor of Psychology and Neural Science, NYU
About the editors:
Peter C. Hansen, D.Phil., is the Director of Neuroinformatics at the
Birmingham University Imaging Centre (BUIC) and Senior Research Fellow
in the School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, UK.
Morten L. Kringelbach, DPhil, is the Director of the Trygfonden Research
Group and holds a dual appointment at the University of Oxford, UK, and
Aarhus University, Denmark, where he is a Senior Research Fellow and a
Professor of Neuroscience, respectively.
Riitta Salmelin, DSc (Tech), is Academy Professor at the Brain Research
Unit, Low Temperature Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology,
Finland.
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