Scans

Question 1

A procedure in which the two hemispheres are isolated by cutting the thick ribbon-like band of connecting fibers between them

Answer 1

Corpus Callosum

Question 2

Normal people engage their right brain when completing this

Answer 2

A Perceptual Task

Question 3

Normal people engage their left brain when completing this

Answer 3

A Linguistic Task

Question 4

Damage to the brain

Answer 4

Brain Lesion

Question 5

Studying the physical makeup of the brain (pictures)

Answer 5

Structure (CT/CAT Scan, MRI, fMRI)

Question 6

Studying an active working brain (brainwaves)

Answer 6

Function (EEG, PET, TMS, fMRI)

Question 7

Examines the brain by taking x-ray photos from different angles and combining them on a computer into one representation

Answer 7

CAT Scan

Question 8

Imaging method used that uses computer enhancement to create high resolution images of brain anatomy from exposure to magnetic fields and radio waves (no radiation, no metal allowed)

Answer 8

MRI

Question 9

A noninvasive imaging method that is used to create amplified recordings of electrical activity across the brain’s surface, measured by electrodes placed on the scalp

Answer 9

EEG (outdated)

Question 10

A brain imaging method that maps brain activity by monitoring a harmless amount of radioactively tagged glucose introduced into the brain via the blood

Answer 10

PET

Question 11

A noninvasive imaging method that used magnetic pulses to temporarily enhance of depress activity in targeted regions of the brain

Answer 11

TMS

Question 12

Studies both structure and function - better quality and within seconds

Answer 12

fMRI