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New Frontiers in Biomagnetism, ICS 1300, Volume 1300 - Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Biomagnetism, Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 21-25, 2006 (Hardcover)
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New Frontiers in Biomagnetism, ICS 1300, Volume 1300 - Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Biomagnetism, Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 21-25, 2006 (Hardcover)
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NEW FRONTIERS IN BIOMAGNETISM contains selected papers based on
presentations at the 15th International Conference on Biomagnetism
(Biomag 2006), held in Vancouver between the 20th and 26th of
August, 2006. The conference brought together over 500 scientists
and specialists from around the world to present the latest
scientific and technological developments in the field of
Biomagnetism - the measurement of magnetic signals produced by
electric currents in the human body. The study of the minute
magnetic fields resulting from heart and muscle contraction, signal
conduction in the nervous system, or by the magnetization of
biological tissue has grown steadily since the 5th World Conference
on Biomagnetism that was held in Vancouver in August of
1984.Although the conference covered many facets of biomagnetism
research, the focus for this year's conference was on new frontiers
in biomagnetism - the development of new applications and areas of
research. One emphasis was on the application of
Magnetoencephalography (MEG) to the study of human development and
its potential to help understand the physiological underpinnings of
language and cognitive development in children, including
neurodevelopmental disorders, such as Down Syndrome, autism and
language impairment. There were also many exciting contributions on
the latest techniques for the precise localization of brain
activity using MEG, and related methods for the study of brain
dynamics and distributed networks of neural activity. These novel
approaches to the study of human brain function promise to provide
new insights into the organization of neural systems underlying
motor planning, perception, memory and cognition. Other areas of
rapid development discussed in New Frontiers in Biomagnetism
include the application of biomagnetic measures in the diagnosis
and treatment of epilepsy, psychiatric disorders such as
schizophrenia, and the use of MEG for presurgical functional
mapping. Special sessions were also dedicated to the latest
developments in Magnetocardiography (MCG) for the assessment of
cardiovascular disease and associated disorders of the electrical
activity of the heart. This year's conference also held a special
symposium in honour of the late Sam Williamson, with presentations
from his former colleagues and students that reviewed his life's
work and contributions to the field of neuromagnetism. NEW
FRONTIERS IN BIOMAGNETISM aims to provide a comprehensive overview
of the latest developments in the field of Biomagnetism and its
application to the study of human biological systems. The many new
developments and breakthroughs presented at Biomag 2006 made a
significant contribution to the advancement of the understanding of
brain and cardiac function and provided new tools for clinical
applications of this new knowledge.
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