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What are pros of studying the human brain via damage?

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  • Learn a lot about a particular brain region

- Work in a human system

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What are cons of studying the human brain via damage?

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  • Damage is often messy
  • Very disruptive of individual’s life
  • Case studies
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TMS is short for…

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Transcranial magnetic stimulation

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When was TMS first introduced?

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1980s

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What tools are used during TMS and how?

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Magnetic field pulses are applied through a coil

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What causes weak electrical currents on the surface of the brain for TMS?

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Changes in the magnetic field

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What does TMS do depending on the targeted region and strength of the impulse?

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  • Stimulate neural activity

- Stop neurons from communicating

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What are pros of using TMS?

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  • Ask CAUSAL questions about activity (or inactivity) of targeted brain regions
  • Temporary lesion
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What are cons of using TMS?

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-Surface structures only

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EEG has been around since the…

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1920s

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What does EEG stand for?

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Electroencephalography

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What does EEG measure and how?

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It measures the electrical potential of the brain through electrodes

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EEG is great measure for ________ in the brain, but not great for ________ of activity.

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timing of activity

spatial location

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True or False:

EEG can be used with infants and children

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True

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EEG activity can be measured when a person is…

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At rest for clinical diagnostic reasons

Example: Research has shown that certain EEG patterns may be an early marker for autism spectrum disorder

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When utilizing EEG for research, what is often presented and recorded?

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Often present stimuli and record Event-Related Potentials (ERPs)

Note: stimuli could be words and nonwords for example

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True or False:

EEG picks up on activity from specific neurons

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False.

EEG picks up on general activity over an area, not specific neurons.

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ERPs have _______ and _______.

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Latency and Amplitude

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What is latency?

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How long after the stimulus onset did the ERP occur?

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What is amplitude?

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How large is the neural response?

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Typical ERPs have been identified and are thought to relate to ________.

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Cognitive functions

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ERPs can be measured across _________.

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Different electrode sites.

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fMRI stands for…

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Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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fMRI has been used since the…

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fMRI measures ________.
Localized activity in the brain
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fMRI analyzes what signal?
The BOLD Signal | Blood-Oxygenation Level Dependent Signal
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Why does fMRI have great spatial resolution but not-so-great temporal resolution?
Because blood flow is sluggish
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fMRI measures...
Resting State
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What is an example of how fMRI may be used?
Have participant perform tasks in the scanner and compare activation patterns across conditions
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How does one analyze data in a study using fMRI?
Align each functional run to the anatomical run. Data from each condition is averaged together
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In a study for fMRI, _________ are performed.
whole-brain contrasts
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What are the 4 key characteristic of TMS?
1. Good temporal resolution 2. Only used to study surface-level brain structures 3. Stimulates or inhibits brain activity 4. Makes use of properties of magnetism
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What are 3 key characteristics of EEG/ERP?
1. Good temporal resolution 2. Indirectly measures brain activity 3. Sensitive to eye-blinks and muscle tension
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What are 4 key characteristics of fMRI?
1. Good spatial resolution 2. Indirectly measures brain activity 3. Sensitive to motion artifacts (must stay still during procedure) 4. Makes use of properties of magnetism
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What are the benefits of a non-human animal model?
- Ability to study the brain of a living organism using invasive techniques (still with ethical practices) - If measuring neuronal activity - better spatial resolution than noninvasive techniques
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What is an ablation?
Remove brain structure or sever connections
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What do ablations study?
Effects on animal behavior
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What are temporary lesions?
Cool down region of interest to slow/stop neural activity OR Pharmacologically disrupt neurons from firing
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What is electrophysiology?
The use of microelectrodes to measure the electrical activity of cells
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What is extracellular recording?
Place microelectrode in extracellular space near a cell. 1 to 100s of neurons detected Electrodes can also be used to activate neurons/brain areas
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What does microdialysis measure?
Brain chemistry
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What are direct measures of brain activity?
- Electrophysiology - Extracellular recording - Microdialysis
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What is optogenetics?
The use of genetic tools to induce neurons (or other cells) to become sensitive to light, such that experimenters can excite or inhibit a cell by exposing it to light
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How does optogenetics work?
Introduce genetic material into cells that allow them to express a channel sensitive to light. Shine light into brain - only cells expressing channel will be excited.
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Single-cell recordings are also referred to as
in vitro
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How can one look at brain tissue to understand it at a cellular level?
Using microscopy - prepared with various staining techniques
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In intracellular recordings such as electrophysiology, the surface of a cell must be ________.
Accessible to recording electrode
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What do intracellular recordings allow?
It allows for you to record electrical events within neurons (not just signaling between neurons)
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Cells have complete ______ but only express certain genes.
Genomes
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What makes cells take on unique functions?
Differential gene expression
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What are the different methods that allow us to label neurons that express specific mRNA sequences or proteins?
- In situ hybridization - Immunohistochemistry - Autoradiography
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What is In Situ Hybridization?
It uses complementary probes to find neurons with a specific mRNA sequence
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What is immunohistochemistry?
Antibodies detect expression of specific proteins. It can tell you what cells express a certain protein, and where within a cell that protein is expressed.
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What is autoradiography?
Synthetic radioactive probes bind to a protein of interest
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There is a trade off between ______ and ______ resolution
Temporal and Spatial

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