BIOPSYCH ( WAYS OF STUDYONG THE BRAIN )

Question 1

Define post-mortem examinations

Answer 1

ways to study the brain of people who have shown particular psychological abnormalities prior to death

Question 2

Define an FMRI scan

Answer 2

A technique for measuring brain activity it works to by detecting changes in blood oxygenation and flow that indicate increased neural activity

Question 3

Define EEG scans
(Electroencephalogram)

Answer 3

A method of recording changes in the electrical activity of the brain using electrodes attached to the scalp

Question 4

Define ERP (Event-related potential)

Answer 4

A technique for measuring brain activity by detecting changes in blood oxygenation and flow that indicate increased neural activity