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Imaging the Brain
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- 1AblationSurgical removal of parts of the brain
- 2LesionsCut neural connections
- 3MicroelectrdoesThe precise stimulation of single neurons with electrical rods
- 4Wada test (ISAP)Chemical procedure used to establish which cortical functions are in which hemisphere of the brain
- 5Post-mortem studiesStudying the brain after a person has died
- 6EEGMeasures electrical activity of the brain. Electrodes are placed on the scalp which measure electrical impulses in different parts of the brain
- 7CAT scanProduces X-rays which pass through soft materials which, when put through a computer, give a 3D image of the person
- 8MRI scanThis requires lying in a strong magnetic field where radio-waves are directed at the body. This produces detailed images of the human body
- 9PET scanA radiotracer is placed in the body, normally injected or inhaled, they give off positrons which allow the computer to see which parts of the body are being stimulated
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- AS level AS level (Psychology) Flashcards on Imaging the Brain, created by Oliver Mack on 02/10/2014.
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