Biopsychology 13/15

Question 1

What is Functional Recovery?

Answer 1

• Recovery of abilities and compromised mental processes as result of brain injury/disease

Question 2

What is a Post-Mortem Examination?

Answer 2

• Way of examining brain after one’s passing to establish neurological cause for psychological abnormalities

Question 3

What is Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)?

Answer 3

• Technique for measuring brain activity by detecting blood flow (increased oxygenation) indicating increased neural activity

Question 4

What is Electroencephalogram (EEG)?

Answer 4

• Records changes in electrical activity of brain using electrodes attached to scalp
• Electrical signals from diff electrodes graphed over time

Question 5

What are Event-Related Potentials (ERPs)?

Answer 5

• Technique that takes raw EEG data and uses it to investigate cognitive processing of a specific event
• Very small voltage changes triggered by certain events/stimuli detected