Comparison of fMRI paradigms assessing visuospatial processing: Robustness and reproducibility.

ABSTRACT: The development of brain imaging techniques, in particular functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), made it possible to non-invasively study the hemispheric lateralization of cognitive brain functions in large cohorts. Comprehensive models of hemispheric lateralization are, however, still missing and should not only account for the hemispheric specialization of individual brain functions, but also for the interactions among different lateralized cognitive processes (e.g., language and visuospatial processing). This calls for robust and reliable paradigms to study hemispheric lateralization for various cognitive functions. While numerous reliable imaging paradigms have been developed for language, which represents the most prominent left-lateralized brain function, the reliability of i

SUBMITTER: Schuster V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5653292 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature