Brain Stimulation

Question 1

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)

Answer 1

Place electrodes in specific areas, use impulse generator to stimulate specific area.

Question 2

Computed Tomography (CT)

Answer 2

Mapping slices of the brain by a computer.

Question 3

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Answer 3

Align hydrogen atoms in the brain tissue as the atoms return to normal the computer is able to make a 3-D image of brain in great detail.

Question 4

Electroencephalogram (EEG)

Answer 4

A fairly harmless way to study the activity of the living brain by recording the electrical activities of the cortex just below the skull.

Question 5

Magnetoencephalography (MEG)

Answer 5

Uses superconducting quantum interference device to identify specific brain activation.

Question 6

Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

Answer 6

Computer detects the activity of the brain by looking at which cells are using radioactive glucose (ingested by person).

Question 7

Functional MRI (fMRI)

Answer 7

Computer tracks changes in the oxygen levels of the blood