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(6) 1.4 Studying the Brain

  • Biological Perspectives

    • Genetic, neural, and hormonal biology & psychology

  • Neuroplasicity

    • Reorganizing after damage & building new pathways based on experience

  • Lesion

    • Tissue destruction

  • EEG

    • Record waves of electrical activity by placing electrodes on scalp

      • sleep studies

  • CT Scan

    • Many X-ray measurements to allow the user to see inside the object without cutting

  • PET Scan

    • Brain activity by looking for glucose

  • MRI Scan

    • Magnetic fields and radio waves to show brain structure

  • fMRI Scan

    • Detects function & structure by changes associated w/ blood flow.