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Techniques of Quantitative Measurement of Morphological Structures of the Central Nervous System

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Neuropsychological Function and Brain Imaging

Part of the book series: Critical Issues in Neuropsychology ((CINP))

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The title of this chapter is borrowed from a well-known chapter written by Samuil M. Blinkov and Il’ya Glezer in 1968. Perusal of Blinkov and Glezer’s work is an excellent means of appreciating the changes in human neuropsychology that have been introduced by the wide availability of high-quality in vivo images of the brain. The techniques Blinkov and Glezer described involved calculation of measurements of brain morphology from serial brain sections or casts of brain structures. Measures based on radiographic techniques receive scant attention; CT and MRI, of course, are not mentioned at all.

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    Eric Turkheimer

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  1. Austin Neurological Clinic and Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 78705, USA

    Erin D. Bigler

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    Ronald A. Yeo Ph.D.

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    Eric Turkheimer

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Turkheimer, E. (1989). Techniques of Quantitative Measurement of Morphological Structures of the Central Nervous System. In: Bigler, E.D., Yeo, R.A., Turkheimer, E. (eds) Neuropsychological Function and Brain Imaging. Critical Issues in Neuropsychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2534-3_3

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