Techniques used to Study the Brain in Relation to Behaviour

A technique that measures and records the electrical activity in the brain. Special sensors (electrodes) are attached to a person's scalp and are connected by wires to a computer.

• MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

• EEG (Electroencephalogram)

• CAT Scan (Computerized Axial Tomography)

• PET (Positron Emission Tomography)

• fMRI (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

A technique that generates static 2-D images that look like slices of the brain. These scans can detect changes in the structure of the brain due to a brain tumour or brain damage.

• MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

• EEG (Electroencephalogram)

• CAT Scan (Computerized Axial Tomography)

• PET (Positron Emission Tomography)

• fMRI (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

A technique that uses a magnetic field and pulses of radio wave energy to generate static 3-D images of the brain.

• MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

• EEG (Electroencephalogram)

• CAT Scan (Computerized Axial Tomography)

• PET (Positron Emission Tomography)

• fMRI (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

A technique that uses magnetic resonance imaging to measure the tiny metabolic changes that take place in an active part of the brain.

• MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

• EEG (Electroencephalogram)

• CAT Scan (Computerized Axial Tomography)

• PET (Positron Emission Tomography)

• fMRI (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

A technique that uses small amounts of radioactive material to generate computer images of brain activity.

• MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

• EEG (Electroencephalogram)

• CAT Scan (Computerized Axial Tomography)

• PET (Positron Emission Tomography)

• fMRI (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging)