Brain Techniques

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  • EEG.docx (1339 ko)
  • MRI.docx (1289 ko)
  • PET.docx (432 ko)
  • comparing-table.docx (10 ko)
  • post-mortem.docx (673 ko)
  • techniques-description.docx (33 ko)

    • Each table covers one method for investigating the brain. You need to:

    • Understand what the method involves
    • Interpret data from the method to understand how it works and what it tells us
    • Identify methodological and ethical issues with using it

    Comparing:

    • Level of structural detail
    • Level of functional detail
    • Ability to track change over time
    • Ease of relating brain to behavioural data
    • Practical issues (cost, portability etc.)
    • Ethical issues (risk, discomfort etc.)

    Goal

    Structure

    Students have have ten minutes at each table, so watch the time

    Schedule

    Discussion

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