Military & VeteransNeurometabolite is a chemical within cells in the brain that reflects function or dysfunction within those cells; they correspond to the mechanism of the injury. Neuroimaging can detect these and in turn, help medical professionals plan treatment accordingly.
Posted on BrainLine July 20, 2012.
Produced by Victoria Youcha, Brian King, and Jared Schaubert, BrainLine.
About the author: Janna Harris, PhD
Dr. Janna Harris received her PhD in Neurobiology from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. Her doctoral research focused on the role of specific extracellular matrix proteoglycans in adaptive synaptic plasticity following brain trauma.
