Neurosurgery and Neuroscience

Cognitive Neuroscience and Brain Mapping

Cognitive neuroscience is a multidisciplinary field that explores the intricate relationship between the brain's structure, function, and behavior. Through the study of how neural processes underlie cognition, perception, and emotion, cognitive neuroscience aims to understand how the brain enables complex functions such as memory, language, attention, and decision-making. Brain mapping plays a vital role in this endeavor, utilizing advanced neuroimaging techniques like functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), positron emission tomography (PET), and electroencephalography (EEG) to visualize and study brain activity. These tools allow researchers and clinicians to map the brain's activity during specific tasks or cognitive processes, revealing the areas involved and how they interact.