Observed brain dynamics

Digital recording and storage have transformed biomedicine, opening up far larger collections of data than researchers once had. This volume takes up the question of how neuroscientists can make sense of such material. Its subject is the handling of time-based recordings from the brain: examining them, displaying them visually, and organising them for later use.

The recordings it covers come from several sources. Some are direct readings of neural activity taken with electrode arrays, while others are electrical or magnetic signals captured by EEG and MEG. Imaging methods such as PET, fMRI and optical imaging provide a further set of records. The text is intended for readers from many different backgrounds who need to work with this kind of data.