PSYC 2650 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Fusiform Face Area, Occipital Lobe
2 Oct 2012
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Chapter 2: neural basis for cognition 9/18/2012 12:37:00 pm. They insist there are slight differences between the imposter and the person. They have replaced, subtle changes in personality or changes in appearances. Neuroimaging techniques were developed in the last few decades that allow researchers to take high quality, 3d pictures of living brains, without in any way disturbing the brains owners. One form of neuroimaging data comes from pet scans and these tell a great deal about the structure of the brain, including abnormalities in the brain tissue. One site of damage is in the temporal lobe, it disrupts the circuits involving the amygdala, which serves as an emotional evaluator. Abnormalities in the right prefrontal cortex are also found. The human brain weighs 3 to 4 pounds and contains a trillion nerve cells with each connected to 10,000 others, so a total of 10 million billion connections.
