PSYCH261 Lecture Notes - Radiography, Microtome, Human Behaviour

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*have to fins specific neurons and insert electrodes in them. * using histology the animal brain is removed and sliced and observed in a microscope. *bridging the gap between cellular and cognitive neuroscience. *removal/destruction of a portion of the brain (a. k. a. *an alternating current of a very high frequency capable of destroying neural tissue (creates heat). *a brain lesion produced by intracerebral injection of an excitatory amino acid (e. g. , kainic acid). *a placebo procedure that duplicates all the steps of producing a lesion except actually damaging the brain. To control for the entire effect of the experimental lesion on the animal (repeats the lesion without actually inflicting the lesion it self) *necessary control to determine that affects are not due to surgery alone. *maps of a particular species" brain with co-ordinates for stereotaxic surgery. *the stereotaxic apparatus specific part of the brain. *a device that permits a surgeon to position an electrode or cannula into a.

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