1 - Brain Mapping

Question 1

Brain Lesions

Answer 1

Unethical / hard to study
Phineas Gage - explosive through chin out brain - became aggressive
Forebrain = personality

Question 2

Cortical Mapping

Answer 2

CT Scans - X Ray brain slices

MRI - Magnet

Question 3

Electroencephalogram (EEG)

Answer 3

Hard to localize issue to function

electrodes = some spatial acuity

Question 4

Regional Cerebral Blood Flow (rCBF)

Answer 4

fMRI (functional) - quick images - animate
-make them do things like think about something or hum songs, intercourse

PET scans = positron emission tomography

• Glucose- where E is being used
• requires drinking radioactive liquids = bit more invasive than fMRI