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Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 02:28:23 -0800
From: Edgar Swank <>
Subject: deconstructing brain's complex network

Magnetic resonance imaging deconstructs brain's complex network

KurzweilAI.net, Jan. 5, 2004

A team headed by scientists at Northwestern University, using functional 
magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), has shown how to visualize the human 
brain as a massive, interacting, complex network governed by a few 
underlying dynamic principles.

The research opens fascinating possibilities for future basic and 
applied studies to investigate the dynamics of brain states, 
particularly in cases of dysfunction -- such as schizophrenia, 
Alzheimer's disease and chronic pain -- without requiring external markers.

Northwestern University news release
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-01/nu-mri010405.php
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