PSYC 337 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Melanoma, Dopamine Receptor D2
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Eeg - good replication and diagnosis by differentiating brain patterns dementia, schiz, alcoholism, parkinson"s brain imaging. 2d x-ray, multiple slices through the brain poor resolution, general idea of location of any problems i. e. tumours, bleeding. 50,000x greater than the magnetic field on earth hydrogen atoms align their electrons to the field the atoms are measured as they return to their original axis examples of findings. Ornish et al tested rna before and after 3 month intervention nutrition and lifestyle intervention. 48 up regulated and 453 down regulated transcripts significant change in biological processes that have a role in tumorigenesis. 25% of positive results committed suicide immediately most don"t get tested using genetic testing they reduced the prevalence of tay- Jews by 90% because it is recessive low predictive value for psychiatric disorders however, only 30% snp- based heritability. National human genome research institute type ii diabetes.
