Busy neurons don’t always draw blood
Mouse study suggests caution in interpreting functional MRI results
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GO WITH THE FLOW Functional MRI scans use blood flow (colors represent changes in blood flow) to indicate nerve cell behavior, but those two things aren’t always coupled, a new study finds.
K. Roberts et al/BMC Anesthesiol. 2008/Open-I (CC BY 2.0)