TY - JOUR
T1 - Magnetoencephalography-a noninvasive brain imaging method with 1 ms time resolution
AU - Del Gratta, Cosimo
AU - Pizzella, Vittorio
AU - Tecchio, Franca
AU - Romani, Gian Luca
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - The basics of magnetoencephalography (MEG), i.e. the measurement and the analysis of the tiny magnetic fields generated outside the scalp by the working human brain, are reviewed. Three main topics are discussed: (1) the relationship between the magnetic field and its generators, including on one hand the neurophysiological basis and the physical theory of magnetic field generation, and on the other hand the techniques for the estimation of the sources from the magnetic field measurements; (2) the instrumental techniques and the laboratory practice of neuromagnetic field measurement and (3) the main applications of MEG in basic neurophysiology as well as in clinical neurology.
AB - The basics of magnetoencephalography (MEG), i.e. the measurement and the analysis of the tiny magnetic fields generated outside the scalp by the working human brain, are reviewed. Three main topics are discussed: (1) the relationship between the magnetic field and its generators, including on one hand the neurophysiological basis and the physical theory of magnetic field generation, and on the other hand the techniques for the estimation of the sources from the magnetic field measurements; (2) the instrumental techniques and the laboratory practice of neuromagnetic field measurement and (3) the main applications of MEG in basic neurophysiology as well as in clinical neurology.
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U2 - 10.1088/0034-4885/64/12/204
DO - 10.1088/0034-4885/64/12/204
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0035663262
VL - 64
SP - 1759
EP - 1814
JO - Reports on Progress in Physics
JF - Reports on Progress in Physics
SN - 0034-4885
IS - 12
ER -