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functional mapping

1. Determining those brain structures that are responsible for cognitive, intellectual, speech, sensory or motor functions. See: cortical mapping
2. Locating the specific parts of a gene, or of its enhancers or silencers, that influence how the gene is expressed.
See also: mapping
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Functional mapping can be described as a technique which helps interpret robust to incomplete, variable, or partially flawed data ("noisy" or "messy" input).
An innovative approach to studying migration: applying functional mapping to examine global migration trends
Nexstim has FDA-clearance of the NBS System for non-invasive pre-surgical mapping, recognizing NBS as the emerging standard for pre-operative direct functional mapping. Nexstim's NBS System enables treatment of brain injury and disease using rTMS with accurate and repeatable 3D-guidance of therapeutic electrical field.
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Designed for clinical and experimental neuroscientists, the text covers the physiological foundations of quantitative EEG analysis, techniques for recording and preprocessing EEG, univariate and bivariate methods for EEG analysis, the EEG inverse problem, and various applications of quantitative EEG--detection/monitoring of epilepsy, brain injuries, general anesthesia, sleep stages in normal and pathological conditions; analyzing signatures of depression; controlled brain-computer interfaces; combining EEG and MRI; and cortical functional mapping. The accompanying CD-ROM contains high-resolution images of all the illustrations in the text.
Quantitative EEG analysis methods and clinical applications. (CD-ROM included)
A section on surgery covers perioperative management, image-guided surgery, functional mapping, and complication.
Neuro-oncology; the essentials, 2d ed
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