PSYCH 1XX3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Positron Emission Tomography, Radioactive Tracer

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 1XX3
• Professor: Joe Kim

Document Summary

In humans, the nervous system axis, or neuraxis , curves. Dorsal always refers to the back of the axis, and ventral means to the front of the axis or. Due to the curve in the neurais, at the level of the head dorsal is up, but at the level of. Rostral means toward the top of the axis, and caudal means towards the bottom of the. Locations in the brain that are towards the midline of the brain are medial, and regions the spinal cord dorsal is to the back. axis toward the outside are lateral. Phineas gage- case study of man who had a metal rod blasted into his cheek and through the top of his head. His personality changed and his friends no longer recognized him as the same. Allows neuroscientists to discover relationships between structure and function of person, regardless of gage fully recovering the brain.