Neuroimaging and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Neurological Diseases
Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases have been identified as the most common neurodegenerative diseases in the U.S (NIH, 2019). Since such neurodegenerative diseases are thus far, incurable, it is crucial to understand possible underlying causes, treatments, or prevention techniques. In doing so, researchers have been able to utilize neuroimaging techniques like functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in measuring the cognitive and social processes reflected in an affected individual’s neural system. Thus, allowing for further advancements in understanding and treating such diseases as neuroimaging techniques have been able to provide more personalized treatment plans in prescribing medications or forms of therapies. This has been illustrated through several studies interested in how the human brain of an affected individual may change throughout their life span. Caterina Gratton et al. were able ...