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1Department of Physiology and Pharmacology,University of Western Ontario, 2Department of Psychology,University of Western Ontario, 3Department of Medical Biophysics,University of Western Ontario, 4Brain and Mind Institute,University of Western Ontario, 5Centre for Functional and Metabolic Mapping, Robarts Research Institute,University of Western Ontario, 6Cerebral Systems Laboratory,University of Western Ontario, 7National Centre for Audiology,University of Western Ontario
Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 01:47Stimulus Equipment Preparation
- 03:09Animal Preparation
- 07:06Brain Imaging and Stimulus Presentation
- 09:02Results: BOLD Response in Cat Auditory Cortex
- 09:59Conclusion
Functional studies of the auditory system in mammals have traditionally been conducted using spatially-focused techniques such as electrophysiological recordings. The following protocol describes a method of visualizing large-scale patterns of evoked hemodynamic activity in the cat auditory cortex using functional magnetic resonance imaging.
