A Review of Passive Brain Mapping Techniques in Neurological Surgery

• Published in: Neurosurgery Vol. 88; no. 1; pp. 15 - 24
• Main Authors: Roland, Jarod L, Hacker, Carl D, Leuthardt, Eric C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford University Press 01.01.2021; Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc
• Subjects: Anesthesia; Brain - surgery; Brain Mapping - methods; Convulsions & seizures; Electric currents; Electrodes; Epilepsy; Humans; Leuthardt, Eric C; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Neurophysiology; Neurosurgery; Neurosurgical Procedures - methods; Participation; Surgery; Surgery, Computer-Assisted - methods; Electrophysiology; Passive mapping; Functional MRI; Resting state; Brain mapping

Abstract Brain mapping is a quintessential part of neurosurgical practice. Accordingly, much of our understanding of the brain's functional organization, and in particular the motor homunculus, is largely attributable to the clinical investigations of past neurosurgeons. Traditionally mapping w...