Post Mortems

Researchers study and analyse the brain of a person who may have displayed a particular __________, had a rare _______ or experienced unusual deficits in ______________ while they were alive

Unusual behaviours

Disorder

Mental processes

By surgically removing the brain, they look for anything unusual in comparison to ____________ brains which could explain the individual's ______________

Neurotypical

Atypical behaviour

This method of investigation is useful as it allows researchers to study the brain at a __________________ level and so it has successfully contributed to our understanding of many ________

Cellular or biochemical

Disorders

For example, _________ (1970) examined the brains of deceased schizophrenic patients and found they all has a _________________, especially in the limbic system, compared with brain of people without schizophrenia

Iverson

Higher concentration of dopamine

Post mortem studies allow for a more detailed examination of __________________ aspects of the brain than would be possible with other techniques

Anatomical and neurochemical

They also enable researchers to examine _______________ of the brain, such as the hypothalamus and hippocampus, something not easy to do with other techniques

Deep inaccessible regions