Human Lesion Studies in the 21st Century

Neuron. 2016 Jun 15;90(6):1151-1153. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.05.014.

Abstract

The study of patients with brain lesions has made major historical contributions to cognitive neuroscience. Here I argue for an increased investment in modern lesion mapping, complementing fMRI studies and laying the conceptual and analytic foundations for future techniques that could experimentally manipulate human brain function.

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Brain Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Diseases / pathology*
  • Brain Diseases / psychology*
  • Brain Mapping / history
  • Brain Mapping / trends*
  • Cognitive Neuroscience / history
  • Cognitive Neuroscience / trends*
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging