Brain Imaging and Disorders

What is it called when the brain is purposefully destroyed or a part is removed?

• Accident

• EEG

• Lesioning

• MRI

Brain surgeon Walter Penfield used what measure of brain imaging during surgery?

• CT

• MRI

• Lesioning

• EEG

Which of these involves small amounts of radioactive solutions?

• PET

• CT

• MRI

• EEG

Which of these is a degenerative brain disease?

• Parkinson's

• Prosopagnosia

• Synesthesia

• Epilepsy

A cognitive psychologist wants to see how certain parts of the brain functions, which of these helps them?

• EEG

• PET

• CT

• MRI

Which of this is used to pinpoint injuries and other problems in brain deterioration?

• EEG

• PET

• CT

• MRI

What is the brain disorder that causes face blindness?

• Synesthesia

• Alzheimer's

• Parkinson's

• Prosopagnosia

Which of these can be used to find and locate brain tumors or damage?

• CT

• MRI

• PET

• EEG

Which lobe of the brain did Phineas Gage damage?

• Temporal

• Occipital

• Frontal

• Parietal

Psychologists who study the brain are:

• Psychotherapists

• Psychiatrists

• Behavioral Therapists

• Neuroscientists