DEP 4464 Chapter 2: Neuropsychology of aging

• School: FIU
• Department: Developmental Psychology
• Course: DEP 4464
• Professor: Leslie Frazier

Document Summary

Neuroimaging is a set of techniques in which pictures of the brain are taken in various ways to provide understanding of both normal. Chapter 2: neuroscience as a basis for adult development & aging. We need to know what a (cid:363)healthy(cid:364) brain looks like at different points in the human life span. Structural neuroimaging: provides highly detailed images of anatomical features in the brain, most common used are: Functional neuroimaging: provides an indication of brain activity but not high anatomical detail, most commonly used neuroimaging techniques are: Most commonly used technique in cognitive neuroscience research. Provides researchers with information about what parts of brain activity as different colors. Neuroscience has become increasingly more relevant to cognitive aging research as the focus has expanded beyond studying pathologies of the aging brain. Neuroscientific data are more informative for models of cognitive aging & usher increased progress in the field by testing established theories using cutting-edge methods.