ways of studying the brain Flashcards

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what is a fmri

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measures blood flow in the brain when a person performs a task

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strength of mri

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good spacial resolution
non invasive

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weakness of mri

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poor temporal resolution
very expensive

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what is eeg

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measures electrical activity (action potentials) through electrodes attatched to the scalp

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strength about eeg

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cheaper than mri and portable
good temporal resolution

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eeg weakness

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bad spacial resolution

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whats an erp

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similar to eeg
record activity bases on a stimulus

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erp strenth

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isolate and study induvidual processes
good temporal resolution

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9
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erp limitation

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poor spacial resolution
some processes cannot be replicated

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what is a post mortum

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research of brain after death

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post mortum strenngth

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high spacial resolution

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post mortum weakness

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cannot be done on a living brain so can only assume findings are the basis of behaviour

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