TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER ULTRASOUND STUDY OF BRAIN HEMISPHERIC FUNCTIONAL SPECIALIZATION: A REVIEW OF FOREIGN LITERATURE

Abstract

The paper provides a review of the works in which functional transcranial Doppler ultrasound is used in different areas of neurocognitive studies. It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the technique in solving theoretical and practical problems and prospects of its use.

Keywords

• hemispheric functional specialization
• doppler study
• blood flow velocity
• cerebral arteries
• cognitive loads
• verbal stimulus material
• non-verbal stimulus material