Neuroimaging

Question 1

Neuroimaging falls into two main categories:

Answer 1

Spatial imaging and temporal imaging

Question 2

Spatial resolution tells us:

Answer 2

Where brain activity is taking place

Question 3

Temporal resolution tells us:

Answer 3

When brain activity is taking place

Question 4

An Event-Related Potential (ERP) is

Answer 4

A pattern of brain activity in response to a specific stimulus or event

Question 5

The N170 effect reflects processing of which information?

Answer 5

Faces

Question 6

The N400 reflects processing of which information?

Answer 6

Semantic

Question 7

Which of the following neuroimaging techniques uses a strong magnetic field:

Answer 7

MRI

Question 8

What measure(s) blood flow changes using light reflection.

Answer 8

Near-infrared spectroscopy

Question 9

The best temporal resolution may be found using:

Answer 9

Electroencephalography

Question 10

Which of the following neuroimaging techniques measures the structure of the brain?

Answer 10

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Question 11

The Blood Oxygenation Level Dependent (BOLD) signal is a measure of brain activation in which neuroimaging technique(s)?

Answer 11

Functional magnetic resonance imaging and near-infrared sonography

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT true of fMRI:

Answer 12

Lightweight and portable