WorksheetsWays of studying the brain
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 36mins
What method of studying the brain involves carrying out a physical examination of the brain after death?
(a)
In a post-mortem examination, the brain of a person who displayed abnormal behaviour in their lifetime is often compared to a (a) brain.
Which of the following are scanning techniques?
Post-mortem examination
fMRI
EEG
ERP
fMRI stands for?
(a)
fMRI studies:
The structure of the brain
The function of the brain
The structure and function of the brain
Post-mortem examinations provide what type of evidence?
Correlational evidence
Causal evidence
fMRI works on the premise that the most active brain regions require more energy. This energy is in the form of:
Oxygen, which is provided by the blood
Sugar, which is provided by the pancreas
Fat, which is provided by fat cells
fMRI uses which of the following to produce a 3D image of the brain?
A magnetic field
Sound waves
Radio waves
An electric field
Which of the following about fMRIs is true?
Oxygenated blood gives rise to an MR signal
Deoxygenated blood gives rise to an MR signal
In fMRI research, brain activity during during a task is often compared to brain activity during a (a) task.
Which of the following are direct ways of studying neural activity in the brain?
Post-mortem examination
fMRI
EEG
ERPs
EEG stands for?
(a)
EEGs and ERPs measure:
Cortical brain activity
Subcortical brain activity
Both cortical and subcortical brain activity
EEGs and ERPs involve placing (a) on the scalp.
Which of the following ways of studying the brain measures general brain activity such as that associated with sleep or arousal?
Post-mortem examination
fMRI
EEG
ERPs
The primary use of an EEG is to indicate whether brain wave activity is (a)
ERPs use a __________ __________ technique to remove extraneous brain activity from the recordings.
(a)
Which of the following ways of studying the brain involve measuring direct neural activity in response to an event?
Post-mortem examination
fMRI
EEG
ERPs
Which of the following ways of studying the brain are used to measure the timing of cortical brain regions to sensory, cognitive and motor events.
Post-mortem examination
fMRI
EEG
ERPs
(a) resolution refers to how accurate a scanning technique is in detecting the timing of neuronal activity.
(a) resolution refers to how accurate a scanning technique is in detecting the location of neuronal activity.
Which of the following scanning techniques have high spatial resolution?
fMRI
EEG
ERPs
Which of the following scanning techniques have high temporal resolution?
fMRI
EEG
ERPs
'It can be difficult to establish cause and effect between structural brain abnormalities found after death and abnormal behaviour displayed in the person's lifetime' is an evaluation point for what way of studying the brain?
Post-mortem examination
fMRI
EEG
ERPs
What scanning technique can identify neural activity within 1mm of its location?
EEG
ERPs
fMRI
Which scanning technique would NOT be appropriate for people with parkinson's disease who experience tremors?
fMRI
EEG
ERPs
Which scanning techniques can detect neural activity within milliseconds?
fMRI
EEGs
ERPs
Which scanning techniques can only detect neural activity in the outer cortex of the brain?
fMRI
EEG
ERPs
Which of the following shows the areas of the brain that are active, based on blood flow?
Post-mortem examination
EEGs
fMRI
ERPs
Which of the following has been used in the diagnosis of epilepsy?
Post-mortem examinations
fMRI
EEG
ERPs
Which of the following researchers conducted post-mortem research?
Broca
Lashley
Maguire et al.
Sperry
Which method of studying the brain is shown in the image?
EEG
Post-mortem examination
ERPs
fMRI
Which method of studying the brain is shown in the image?
EEG
Post-mortem examination
ERPs
fMRI
Which method of studying the brain is shown in the image?
EEG
Post-mortem examination
ERPs
fMRI
Which method of studying the brain is shown in the image?
EEG
Post-mortem examination
ERPs
fMRI
Which method of studying the brain can provide a good indication of the timing of cognitive processing?
Post-mortem examination
fMRI
EEG
ERPs
