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Chapter 6 Flashcards

1
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EEG

A

Electroencephalography

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2
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The EEG was discovered by _____ in the _____s.

A

Hans Berger

1930

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3
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The EEG records _____.

A

electrical potentials

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4
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ERPs

A

Event-Related Potentials

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5
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ERPs are a brief change in a _____ signal in response to a discrete sensory stimulus.

A

slow-wave EEG

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6
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MEG

A

Magnetoencephalography

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7
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MEG records _____.

A

magnetic fields of neurons

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8
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the _____ is a MEG.

A

Superconducting Quantum Interference Device

SQUID

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9
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DBS

A

Deep Brain Stimulation

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10
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DBS is sued as a treatment for _____ and _____.

A

epilepsy

Parkinson’s disease

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11
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DBS reduces _____ disorders.

A

movement

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12
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DBS produces changes in _____ and _____.

A

mood

cognition

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13
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TMS

A

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

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14
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In _____, different types of tissue absorbe the x-rays to different degrees.

A

conventional radiography

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15
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PEG

A

Pneumoencephalography

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16
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During a PEG, a small amount of _____ is removed from the _____ and replaced by _____ and then x-rayed.

A

CSF
subarachnoid space
air

17
Q

An angiography uses a substance that absorbs _____ and is injected into the _____.

A

x-rays

bloodstream

18
Q

CT scan

A

Computerized Tomography scan

19
Q

A CT scan can’t _____.

A

discriminate between gray and white matter

20
Q

PET

A

Positron Emission Tomography

21
Q

In a PET, _____ are injected into the _____ or inhaled.

A

radioactive molecules

bloodstream

22
Q

A PET shows _____.

A

blood flow

23
Q

MRI

A

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

24
Q

MRS

A

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

25
Q

An MRS detects _____.

A

chemical composition of tissue

26
Q

DTI

A

Diffusion Tensor Imaging

27
Q

A DTI detects _____.

A

directional movements of water molecules in fiber pathways

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