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What is the goal of cognitive neuroscience? |
To determine the relationship between the physiology/structure of the brain and the psychology/function of the mind. |
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How is the goal reached? |
Brain imaging techniques are used to relate structure to functions in real time. |
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Describe the function of each of the lobes of the brain. |
Occipital - visual processing. Pariental - somatosensory processing, spatial processing. Temporal - auditory processing, complex visual processing. Frontal - motor cortex, prefrontal cortex, planning, thought, executive functions. |
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Describe the cortex, axons and corpus callosum. |
Cortex - folded outer layer of the brain, consisting of many cell bodies. Axons - fatty tissue which helps to conduct the nerve impulses from one cell body to another. Corpus callosum - connects the two hemispheres of the brain. |
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What is lesion? |
Damage to the brain. |
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What is single-cell recording? |
It uses micro-electrode to record activity from single cells. |
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List the various structural brain imaging techniques. |
Photo, staining, CT scans and MRI scans. |
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List the various functional brain imaging techniques. |
Stimulation, single-cell recording, EEG (ERPs), MEG, SPECT, PET and fMRI |
