PSYCH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Electroencephalography
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The structure of the brain plays an important part in understanding cognition. A study that believes that particular mental functions relate to certain parts of the brain, leading to their physical growth. A researcher who found that a certain area (broca"s area) correlated to language usage, signifying the link between brain region and specific function. A data collection method that measures electrical activity in the brain through the electroencephalograph. A method that measures changes in the rate, or speed, of the flow of flood to different regions in the brain. Positron emissions tomography (pet): a scan that enables researchers to find the most active brain areas (tracks blood flow through tracking radioactive substance) Magnetic resonance imaging (mri): a process that track electrical signals of the brain to allow a mapping of the processes. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fmri): scan that tracks blood flow to see activity (through oxygen usage)
