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Authors
Affiliations
Dartmouth College
Johns Hopkins University

The book at a glance

Elements of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging — Tor D. Wager & Martin A. Lindquist. Seven parts, forty-two chapters. Every chapter has a companion tutorial page here.

Part 1 · Motivation

ChapterTutorial
1Benefits of fMRI: Versatility and an Open CommunityOpen →
2Mechanisms and Concepts: Brain and Cognitive NeuroscienceOpen →
3Imaging and SocietyOpen →
4Types of NeuroimagingOpen →
5Working Together and Multidisciplinary ScienceOpen →

Part 2 · Brain Mapping

ChapterTutorial
6Inferences About Mind, Brain, and Behavior: The Statistical Brain Mapping ApproachOpen →
7Forward and Reverse InferenceOpen →
8Valid and Invalid InferencesOpen →
9Contrasting Statistical Mapping with Traditional NeuroradiologyOpen →
10Why Imaging Is Not PhrenologyOpen →

Part 3 · MRI Environment and MRI Signal

ChapterTutorial
11MRI and Human FactorsOpen →
12fMRI Basics and TerminologyOpen →
13Fundamental MRI PhysicsOpen →
14BOLD PhysiologyOpen →
15Spatial and Temporal ResolutionOpen →

Part 4 · Fundamentals of fMRI Signal Processing and Analysis

ChapterTutorial
16Artifacts and Noise in fMRIOpen →
17Image PreprocessingOpen →
18The General Linear Model and Foundations of AnalysisOpen →
19GLM Design SpecificationOpen →
20Contrasts and Inference with the GLMOpen →
21Group AnalysisOpen →
22Multiple ComparisonsOpen →
23Localizing and Interpreting ResultsOpen →
24Analysis Pipelines: Variations and VariabilityOpen →
25Neuroimaging Meta-AnalysisOpen →

Part 5 · Experimental Design

ChapterTutorial
26Experiments, Observation, and CausalityOpen →
27Experimental Design and Task fMRIOpen →
28Resting-State and Ecological DesignsOpen →
29Statistical Power and Sample SizeOpen →

Part 6 · Brain Connectivity

ChapterTutorial
30Introduction to Brain ConnectivityOpen →
31Multivariate Decomposition: PCA and ICAOpen →
32Network AnalysisOpen →
33Dynamic ConnectivityOpen →
34Structural Equation and Path ModelsOpen →
35Dynamic Causal ModelsOpen →
36Granger Causal ModelsOpen →

Part 7 · Predictive Modeling

ChapterTutorial
37Multivariate Brain Analysis: From Maps to ModelsOpen →
38Machine Learning Principles and AlgorithmsOpen →
39Training and Testing Predictive ModelsOpen →
40Applying Predictive Models to fMRI DataOpen →
41Biomarkers and Translational NeuroscienceOpen →
42AI and NeuroscienceOpen →

Cover of Elements of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging The book: Elements of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging — Wager & Lindquist, MIT Press