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Robert Chen John C. Rothwell •

Editors

Cortical Connectivity Brain Stimulation for Assessing and Modulating Cortical Connectivity and Function

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Editors Robert Chen Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine Toronto Western Research Institute University of Toronto Toronto, ON Canada

ISBN 978-3-642-32766-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-32767-4

John C. Rothwell Institute of Neurology University College London London UK

ISBN 978-3-642-32767-4

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Preface

As brain science evolved from defining and studying the workings of individual brain areas to the study of brain networks, there is increasing interest in the way different areas of the brain interact with each other and how these interactions change while subjects perform different tasks or learn new skills. Key studies in non-human primates have greatly advanced our knowledge in this area. Exciting new tools are now available to study the operation and formation of these networks in the human brain in health and disease. These include neuroimaging measures of functional connectivity, magnetoencephalographic and electroencep