PSYC 211 Lecture : Neuro 5.pdf
22 Apr 2013
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Invasive physiological research methods (lesion, electrical stimulation, neurophysiological recording) Behavioral paradigms that assess constituent cognitive processes (visuospatial attention, working memory, reversal learning) Pharmacological research methods (drug adminstration, chemical lesions, chemical activity of the brain) A method used to investigate brain function by destroying part of the brain and evaluating the animals subsequent behaviour. The area of the brain that is damaged is called the brain lesion. The goal of lesion methods is to discover what functions are performed by different regions of the brain and how these functions are organised to produce complex behaviour (i. e functional organisation of the brain). Neural circuits in the brain perform functions (or a set of functions). Functions contribute to the performance of a behaviour. No two brains of any given species are identical. The skull is made up of several bones that join together and form sutures. The junction at which the sutures meet at the front of the head is called bregma.
