Functional neuroimaging of cognition: State-of-the-art

This paper presents a brief overview of functional neuroimaging studies of cognitive processes. A "publication profile" is identified for PET and fMRI studies of cognitive functions. Il is shown that the number of publication s has increased exponentially over the last ten years, and that a set of te n journals accounts for the vast majority of publications. It is argued tha t the field has moved from a slate of explorative character to a state of h igh theoretical sophistication. With special reference to the contributions in this issue of Scandinavian journal of Psychology, methodological, topic al, regional, and clinical implications of cognitive neuroscientific studie s are discussed.