Region of interest analysis for fMRI

Russell A Poldrack

doi:10.1093/scan/nsm006

Region of interest analysis for fMRI

Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2007 Mar;2(1):67-70. doi: 10.1093/scan/nsm006.

Author

Russell A Poldrack¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychology, and Brain Research Institute, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. Poldrack@ucla.edu

Abstract

A common approach to the analysis of fMRI data involves the extraction of signal from specified regions of interest (or ROI's). Three approaches to ROI analysis are described, and the strengths and assumptions of each method are outlined.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review

MeSH terms

Brain / physiology*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*

Grants and funding

P20 RR020750/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States