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it certainly seems plausible that there would be some such relation). While it is
by no means certain that any such relation will be found, the potential payoff is
enormous. Among other things, it suggests it would be possible to mine the vast
trove of fMRI data to provide baseline expectations for normal brain function in
terms of the temporal correlation between brain areas. Since this can be observed
cheaply, noninvasively, and in real time with EEG, it would be of great use in clinical
settings for detecting deviations from normal function, such as might be observed
prior to the onset of an epileptic seizure [12].
2.6 Conclusion
This chapter introduced a very simple analytical method for mining large numbers
of brain imaging experiments to discover functional cooperation between brain re-
gions. We reported some preliminary results of its application, illustrated some of
the many future projects in which we expect the technique will be of considerable
use, and described a research resource for investigating functional cooperation in the
cortex that will be made publicly available through the lab web site. We hope and
expect the availability of this resource will help spur new and innovative discoveries
in the cognitive and computational neurosciences.
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