Module 21 - Neurotechnqieus Flashcards
1
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Cranial trepanation
A
Boring holes in a skull
2
Q
Experimental ablation
A
Lesioning/destroying a specific part of the brain to study its function
Used with goldfish
3
Q
Neurotechniques today
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Electrical recording/stimulation:
* Electrophysiology: single/multiple cells (Dr. Prince)
* Electroencephalogram (EEG, Dr. Prince)
* Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
Brain imaging:
* Computerised Tomography (CT) – X-rays (locate clots etc)
* Positron Emission Tomography (PET) – radioactivity (monitor brain activity)
* Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) – magnetic fields
* functional MRI (fMRI) – Measures brain metabolic changes
4
Q
Neural stem cells
A
May be slay in the future
