Sunday, September 14, 2014

Techniques to Study the Brain

Brain Lesion= destroy part of brain tissue and observe effects
Clinical Observation= observe people with brain injuries/diseases
Electroencephalogram (EEG)= glue electrodes to scalp, measure electrical waves in brain
PET scan= inject patient with radioactive sugar, scan brain while they do tasks
MRI= use magnetic and radio waves to make images of the brain
fMRI= shows functions of brain by taking multiple MRI pictures mere seconds apart

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