Imaging tools to study pharmacology: functional MRI on small rodents

• Main Authors: Elisabeth eJonckers (Author), Disha eShah (Author), Julie eHamaide (Author), Marleen eVerhoye (Author), Annemie eVan Der Linden (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) is an excellent tool to study the effect of pharmacological modulations on brain function in a non-invasive and longitudinal manner. We introduce several blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) fMRI techniques, including resting state (rsfMRI), stimulus-...