NEUR 2600 Lecture Notes - Angioma, Visual Cortex, Doreen Kimura
Document Summary
Founded the mni and pioneered elective brain surgery. Useful for removing damaged parts of the brain. Pioneered human brain stimulation as a way of identifying parts of the brain to guide his surgery. Didn"t want to take out more than necessary when doing a removal. Technique of mapping the function of the brain as a person engaged in an intellectual task. The difference in blood flow in a resting condition and an active condition (more red) reveals a part of the brain engaged in a functional task. More blood flow during activity (released potassium which stimulates blood vessels, blood vessels open. The subject can"t run and jump, have to stay still. Pet -reveals that different parts of the brain are involved in different aspects of sound analysis. Visual cortex lights up, supplementary cortex, all different parts are lighting up beside broca"s area and wernicke"s. Reveals that a surprisingly large part of the brain is involved during language.
