2d. Scans Flashcards

Unit 2

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A procedure in which the two hemispheres are isolated by cutting the thick ribbon-like band of connecting fibers between them

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Corpus Callosum

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Normal people engage their right brain when completing this

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A Perceptual Task

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Normal people engage their left brain when completing this

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A Linguistic Task

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Damage to the brain

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Brain Lesion

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Studying the physical makeup of the brain (pictures)

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Structure (CT/CAT Scan, MRI, fMRI)

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Studying an active working brain (brainwaves)

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Function (EEG, PET, TMS, fMRI)

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Examines the brain by taking x-ray photos from different angles and combining them on a computer into one representation

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CAT Scan

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Imaging method used that uses computer enhancement to create high resolution images of brain anatomy from exposure to magnetic fields and radio waves (no radiation, no metal allowed)

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MRI

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A noninvasive imaging method that is used to create amplified recordings of electrical activity across the brain’s surface, measured by electrodes placed on the scalp

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EEG (outdated)

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A brain imaging method that maps brain activity by monitoring a harmless amount of radioactively tagged glucose introduced into the brain via the blood

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PET

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A noninvasive imaging method that used magnetic pulses to temporarily enhance of depress activity in targeted regions of the brain

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TMS

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Studies both structure and function - better quality and within seconds

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fMRI

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