chapter 1 Principles of MRI Contrast -- chapter 2 MRI Measurement of Cerebral Perfusion and Application to Experimental Neuroscience -- chapter 3 MRI Measurement of Cerebral Water Diffusion and Its Application to Experimental Research -- chapter 4 Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- chapter 5 Functional Imaging in Nonhuman Primates -- chapter 6 Pharmacologic Magnetic Resonance Imaging (phMRI) -- chapter 7 Anatomical Studies in the Rodent Brain and Spinal Cord: Applications of Magnetic Resonance Microscopy -- chapter 8 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Principles and Applications -- chapter 9 Small Animal Imaging with Positron Emission Tomography -- chapter 10 MRI and Novel Contrast Agents for Molecular Imaging -- chapter 11 The Future for Biomedical Imaging: Emerging and Alternative Technologies.