Depression is the leading cause of disability around the world, but little is known about its
pathology. Currently, the diagnosis of depression is made based on clinical manifestations …

In many circumstances alternative courses of action and thoughts have to be inhibited to
allow the emergence of goal-directed behavior. However, this has not been the accepted …

Statistical parametric maps are spatially extended statistical processes that are used to test
hypotheses about regionally specific effects in neuroimaging data. The most established …

In an age where the amount of data collected from brain imaging is increasing constantly, it
is of critical importance to analyse those data within an accepted framework to ensure …

Positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
have been extensively used to explore the functional neuroanatomy of cognitive functions …

Plasticity is an intrinsic property of the human brain and represents evolution's invention to
enable the nervous system to escape the restrictions of its own genome and thus adapt to …

Apart from its function in speech motor control, the supplementary motor area (SMA) has
largely been neglected in models of speech and language processing in the brain. The aim …

Until recently, the electrophysiological mechanisms involved in strengthening new
memories into a more permanent form during sleep have been largely unknown. The sleep …

Pandya (Figure 1). Phylogenetically, it is one of the latest zation, sensory and motor areas
support specific sencortices to develop, having attained maximum relative sory and motor …

PERFORMANCE of complex motor tasks, such as rapid sequences of finger movements,
can be improved in terms of speed and accuracy over several weeks by daily practice …