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This chapter on neuroscience technologies describes the fundamentals of modern brain scanners that are already an integral part of, or are beginning to gain momentum in, consumer neuroscience. The goal is to provide a guideline to the core physics, mainly electromagnetism and quantum mechanics, as well as the operating principles underlying magnetic resonance imaging, functional near-infrared spectroscopy, electroencephalography, and magnetoencephalography. Wherever possible, an attempt is made to break the complexity down to its component parts in order to facilitate the understanding of technologies that have taken decades to develop, and that are still under development to various degrees. The chapter includes an overview of relevant stimulation and psychophysiological measurement technologies, such as transcranial stimulation and electromyography, and describes how the various scanning and ancillary approaches can be used in combination. |
