FRHD 2060 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ct Scan
2 Apr 2016
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Neuroscience as a basis for adult development and aging. Neuroimaging: a set of techniques in which pictures of the brain are taken in various ways to provide understanding of both normal and abnormal cognitive aging. Allows us to see inside the brain to examine the various structures. Help figure out which changes are normative and which ones are not. We need to know what a healthy brain looks like in different points in the human life span. Provides highly detailed images of anatomical features in the brain. Includes x-rays, computerized tomography scans (cts), and magnetic resonance imaging (mri) What a specific brain structure looks like at a specific point in time. Effective at identifying such things as bone fractures, tumors. Provides an indication of brain activity but not high anatomical detail. Includes single photon emissions computerized tomography (spect), positron emissions tomography (pet), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fmri), magnetoencephalography, and near infrared spectroscopic imaging (nirsi)
