ABSTRACT
Functional imaging of the human brain has been the goal of many neuroscientists for the last 20 years. Neuromagnetometry may well represent the ultimate non-invasive technique for studying the brain, since it does not even require placement of electrodes on the surface of the scalp, unlike electroencephalography. This chapter is a description of the history and some of the current applications of magnetometry as a non-invasive method for studying brain function. Some of the advantages of this technique over other imaging systems are also discussed.
