1.4A) The Brain

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Plasticity

The brain’s ability to change in childhood, with new experiences, and after damage

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The brain’s ability to change in childhood, with new experiences, and after damage

plasticity

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Lesions

Removal or destruction of some part of the brain

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Removal or destruction of some part of the brain

Lesions

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Examples of lesions

frontal lobotomy, amygdalectomy, HM and the hippocampus

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frontal lobotomy, amygdalectomy, HM and the hippocampus

Examples of lesions

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EEG (electroencephalogram)

an amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity that’s useful in sleep research

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an amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity that’s useful in sleep research

EEG (electroencephalogram)

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fMRI’s

functional MRI, shows changes in blood flow in the brain

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functional MRI, shows changes in blood flow in the brain

fMRI’s