PSYCH 3313 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cerebrospinal Fluid, Cerebral Circulation, Posterior Cerebral Artery
14 Sep 2016
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Make your own study guide instead of using this one! Generate examples and scenarios (not just definitions) Spend some time creating new ways to organize the information that works for you. For all structures, think about experiments that could affect them. What is behavioral neuroscience: interdisciplinary; incorporates the fields of psychology, biology, chemistry, medicine, mathematics, physics, engineering and computer science, studied functions (and dysfunctions) of brain and nervous system in humans and animals. What is an example of a behavioral variable: neuroscientific variable , behavioral variable = How do they apply to all methods discussed below: structure / function, static / dynamic, invasiveness, risk and ethical concerns, scale (spatial resolution, speed (temporal resolution, cost and accessibility. What are key questions of behavioral neuroscience: structure. What does it look like: function. Ablation = physical removal of brain tissue. Lesioning = damage to neural tissue: done through electrodes or biochemical/neurotoxic, infusion and microdialysis, pros, cons.
