PS101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Central Nervous System, Axon Terminal
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An interdisciplinary field of study combining the methods and theories of psych with those of bio, physiology, become and. Chapter 3: biological bases of behaviour the neurosciences] Athletes and fans tend to experience rise in testosterone. Any complex behaviour can be explained/reduced to simple workings. The recording and imaging of brain activity opened whole new areas of inquiry to biological psychologists. Sensors placed on the scalp to measure electrical activity in the brain. Erp"s -> look up fmri (functional magnetic resonance imaging) fmri techniques measure delivery of oxygen to the brain. Function and structure: doing something reading, drawing, differentiating pictures etc. activity in brain area increases, oxygen increases based on the amount of oxygen in the blood. Measures brain structure uses magnets, scans and builds a 2-d or 3-d image very clear image, distinguishes among different body tissues need to avoid all metal objects.
