PET as Part of an Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding Processes Involved in Reading
- 1 September 1993
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Science
- Vol. 4 (5) , 287-293
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.1993.tb00566.x
Abstract
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a recently developed technology that can be used to create images of brain blood flow, which is related to brain activity. By acquiring images of brain blood flow during different task conditions, investigators can isolate activity changes related to specific types of information processing. Several examples demonstrate how regions involved in reading can be identified, and how the results are most interpretable when information from other disciplines is considered.Keywords
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