Chapter 2.7 Research Methods on Brain Studies

Question 1

The methodologies of studying the brain can be divided into three parts: ___ , ____ , ____

Answer 1

neuroanatomical,
neurophysiological, and neuropsychological methods

Question 2

This method allows us to see in detail the size and shape of neurons and their components

Answer 2

Neuroanatomical Techniques

Question 3

This method uses electrons instead of light to magnify the
image to allows us to see features as small as a single molecule of neurochemical

Answer 3

Electron microscopy

Question 4

This method allow us to trace the extent of features of the nervous system. For example, we can examine where cell bodies are or search for where the
neurons from a particular region of the brain project to.

Answer 4

Chemical Staining

Question 5

It is an imaging technology in which
computers are used to enhance X-ray images to visualize the brain and other internal
structures of the living body.

Answer 5

Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT/CT)

Question 6

It is an imaging technique that provides a
high- resolution image of activity in a living brain by recording the emission of
radioactivity from injected chemicals.

Answer 6

Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

Question 7

It is an imaging technique that provides very
high-resolution structural images.

Answer 7

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Question 8

Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery. It is a set of tests that tend to be
performed poorly by brain-damaged patients in relation to other patients or healthy controls; the scores on each test are added together to form a single aggregate score. It
typically begins with begin with the wechsler adult intelligence Scale (waiS).

Answer 8

Neuropsychological Methods