MRI scanning

Question 1

Why are Scanning techniques useful to researchers?

Answer 1

It allows them to research the brains of living people without having to cut into the head of a patient and therefore draw conclusions on the brain structure and behavior.

Question 2

What type of scan is this (s/f)?

Answer 2

Structural

Question 3

What does a structural scan mean?

Answer 3

shows a picture of the brain inside the skill so specialists can identify areas of damage or tumors.

Question 4

what is the procedure?

Answer 4

• P are placed in very large scanner that send a very srong magnetic field through their head
• this magnetic field causes the nuclei in hydrogen molecules in the brain to spin around which is picked up by the scanner
• because hydrogen concentrations vary in areas of the brain the scanner can produce a detailed picture of the brain based on how many hydrogen molecules it picks up in each area