Neuroscience

Question 1

Neuroscience

Answer 1

the study of the brain

Question 2

Neuroimaging techniques

Answer 2

Structural and functional

Question 3

Structural Neuroimaging

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provides highly detailed anatomical features of the brain (MRI, CT, X-ray)

Question 4

Functional Neuroimaging

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provides an indication of brain changes under activity (SPECT, fMRI, EEG, PET)

Question 5

Neuropsychological Approach

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compares healthy older adults to those with brain pathological disorders (Alzheimers)

Question 6

Neurocorrelational Approach

Answer 6

links measures of cognitive performance to measures of brain structure or functioning (ski study)

Question 7

Activation Imaging Approach

Answer 7

links functional brain activity with cognitive behavioral data

Question 8

3 Main Methodological Perspectives to study the Neuroscience of Aging

Answer 8

Neuropsychological, Neurocorrelational, Activation Imaging

Question 9

Compensatory changes

Answer 9

changes that allow older adults to adapt to the inevitable behavioral decline resulting from changes in specific areas in the brain