Brain Plasticity

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<p>Plasticity</p>

Plasticity

The brain’s ability to adapt through environment

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<p>Split Brain Research</p>

Split Brain Research

Studying people who have undergone a surgery that disconnects the brain hemispheres

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<p>Hempispheric Specialization</p>

Hempispheric Specialization

Refers to the concept of each hemisphere of the brain having different abilities

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<p>Broca’s Area</p>

Broca’s Area

Responsible for speech production and processing language

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<p>Wernicke’s Area</p>

Wernicke’s Area

Involved in language comprehension, located in the left hemisphere

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<p>EEG</p>

EEG

Neuroimaging technique used to record the brain’s electric activity

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<p>MRI</p>

MRI

Neuroimaging technique that measures the brains blood flow

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<p>Lesioning</p>

Lesioning

Research technique that destroys specific areas of the brain