Chapter 10

Author: Robert Savoy (MGH NMR Center, Harvard University)

Section 10.1. Introduction
10.1.1: Information resources
10.1.2: Creating a psychophysical laboratory in the scanner

Section 10.2. Case Studies in Adapting Tasks to Functional MRI
10.2.1: Quantifying colour vision
10.2.2: Overt speech in functional MRI
10.2.3: Every case is special

Section 10.3. Stimulus Presentation
10.3.1: Visual stimulation
10.3.2: Auditory stimulation
10.3.3: Somatosensory, olfactory, gustatory, pain, and proprioceptive stimulation

Section 10.4. Recording Voluntary Responses
10.4.1: Buttons
10.4.2: Cursor controllers
10.4.3: Continuous movements
10.4.4: Speech
10.4.5: Eye movements

Section 10.5. Recording Physiological Responses
10.5.1: Electrical signals
10.5.2: Other physiological signals

Section 10.6. Minimizing Head Movement
10.6.1: Behavioural feedback
10.6.2: Foam padding
10.6.3: Thermoplastic masks
10.6.4: Plaster head cast
10.6.5: Bite bars

Section 10.7. Safety
Section 10.8: Integrating the Psychophysiological Laboratory with MRI for Brain Activation Studies
10.8.1: Commercial systems versus "in-house" construction
10.8.2: Integration of psychophysiological laboratory and MR scanner

Section 10.9. Conclusion
Appendix: List of Existing Vendors