PSY 2301 Lecture 7: Techniques

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2301
• Professor: Andra Smith

Document Summary

An introduction to brain and behavior third edition. How do we study the brain"s structure and functions: measuring brain and behavior, measuring the brain"s electrical activity, static imaging techniques: ct and mri, dynamic brain imaging, genetic measures of brain and behavior. Study of the relations between brain function and behavior. Origins: paul broca (mid 19th century) discovered the link between left hemisphere damage and language difficulties. Linking neuroanatomy and behavior: development of techniques for neuroanatomy. Brain sectioning and staining (beginning of 20th century) Dozens of techniques are now available that allow researchers to identify molecular, neurochemical, and structural differences among neuronal types. Study of the biological basis of behavior. Includes the study of both humans and laboratory animals. Major challenge is to develop methods for studying both normal and abnormal behavior. Ethology: the study of animal behavior. Corsi block- tapping test: short-term recall of spatial position. Recency memory task: challenges assumptions about memory.