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Heidi Johansen-Berg, Timothy E.J. Behrens

Diffusion MRI remains the most comprehensive reference for understanding this rapidly evolving and powerful technology and is an essential handbook for designing, analyzing, and interpreting diffusion MR experiments. Diffusion imaging provides a unique window on human brain anatomy. This non-invasive technique continues to grow in popularity as a way to study brain pathways that could never before be investigated in vivo. This book covers the fundamental theory of diffusion imaging, discusses its most promising applications to basic and clinical neuroscience, and introduces cutting-edge methodological developments that will shape the field in coming years. Written by leading experts in the field, it places the exciting new results emerging from diffusion imaging in the context of classical anatomical techniques to show where diffusion studies might offer unique insights and where potential limitations lie. Fully revised and updated edition of the first comprehensive reference on a powerful technique in brain imaging Covers all aspects of a diffusion MRI study from acquisition through analysis to interpretation, and from fundamental theory to cutting-edge developments New chapters covering connectomics, advanced diffusion acquisition, artifact removal, and applications to the neonatal brain Provides practical advice on running an experiment Includes discussion of applications in psychiatry, neurology, neurosurgery, and basic neuroscience.

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Dennis Hopeless, writer

Caught red-handed at the scene of a terrorist attack on a major American corporation whose CEO has expressed anti-mutant views, the members of X-Force find themselves branded criminals and on the run, with the Uncanny Avengers in hot pursuit.

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Sara Stein

In this new book, Sara Stein travels beyond her own garden to report on the many and diverse ways in which people in all parts of the country are working to undo the damage and help restore their backyard ecosystems. Along the way, we watch her transform a new subdivision lot into the kind of natural landscape that existed before the bulldozers of suburban sprawl erased everything in their path; we are introduced to an Omaha man whose tiny city lot serves as a migration. Stop for monarch butterflies; we see a multitude of wonderful variations on the American lawn; and we visit the author's own "stone terrace," a magical landscape that attracts all manner of fauna, including hummingbirds, butterflies, flocks of bluebirds - and people. If the first half of Planting Noah's Garden is an inspiration, the second half is practical. Here readers will find very specific descriptions of the ways in which they can take the necessary steps to. Transform their own gardens into rich and lively landscapes.

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Faith Hickman Brynie

Provides guidelines for preparing a science project, including choosing a topic, doing research, collecting and testing data, and presenting the final product.