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Lecture 7 - MRI Basics
What quality of hydrogen atoms is...,
What happens to hydrogen atom spi...,
Although mri machines are non inv...
21  cards
Lecture 8 - fMRI - Methods
Does fmri measure neural activity,
What signal is measured in fmri s...,
What does bold signal stand for
25  cards
Lecture 9 - fMRI Research: Localising Cognitive Functions
What is one of the main reasons f...,
What is one of the early classica...,
What was the result of kanishwe e...
12  cards
Lecture 10 - fMRI Research: What do we learn about cognition?
How does the strict statistical a...,
What is the bonferroni correction,
How do we reduce the risk for fal...
11  cards
Lecture 1 - Introduction to Brain Imaging Methods and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
Can you measure the activity of s...,
What are some qualities of neuron...,
Understanding cognition and the f...
6  cards
Lecture 2 - Applications of TMS in Research
What kind of inference does the t...,
How does the probing excitability...,
Define mep
10  cards
Lecture 5 - Electroencephalography (EEG)
What does eeg stand for,
Explain what eeg is and how it is...,
What are the pros and cons of eeg...
17  cards
Lecture 6 - The Event-Related Potential (ERP) Method using EEG
What is an event related potentia...,
In order to define measure an erp...,
How are erps defined measured
15  cards
Lecture 11 - How do we hear?
What type of technique has been u...,
How do sound waves affect air pre...,
What are three characteristics of...
27  cards
Lecture 12 - How Do We See?
What is light,
What is the retina,
What is the fovea
52  cards
Lecture 14 - Object Recognition: From Objects to Faces
What is one of the main benefits ...,
What is marr s theory of recognition,
Marr s theory of recognition says...
38  cards
Lecture 13 - Visual Processing in the Brain
What is the name of the pathway r...,
What are the the three aspects of...,
Is the visual cortex contralatera...
39  cards
Lecture 15 - Lab Class on Spatial Navigation
Spatial navigation involves the c...,
What are two types of navigation ...,
What is egocentric navigation
21  cards
Lecture 16 - Spatial Navigation
When were cognitive maps initiall...,
There is evidence for place cells...,
Aside from place cells what other...
37  cards
Lecture 17 - The Role of the Temporal Lobe Memory Function
Who is henry malaison,
The fact that hm did not have imp...,
What were the impacts of the surg...
43  cards
Lecture 19 - Basic Introduction to Psychopharmacology
At rest what is the charge of the...,
Can a neuron half fire,
What type of neurotransmitter rec...
22  cards
Lecture 20 - Glutamate and GABA
What does gaba do,
What does glutamate do,
What are gaba and glutamate
30  cards
Lecture 21 - Dopamine and Desire
What is dopamine,
What is the amino acid dopamine i...,
Is noradrenaline synthesised from...
39  cards
Lecture 22 - Noradrenaline, Arousal, Decisions and Anxiety
Can dopamine producing neurones p...,
Where is noradrenaline produced i...,
Why has studying the role and pro...
28  cards
Lecture 18 - Alzheimer's Disease
Is dementia a disease,
What is the most common cause of ...,
What is the genetic risk factor a...
20  cards
Lecture 23 - Serotonin and Mood Disorders
Serotonin is often referred to as...,
Where in the brain are the seroto...,
Serotonin has different effects o...
8  cards
Overall Revision Qs
What is the name of the module th...,
What are the two amino acids used...,
The fact that it takes several we...
70  cards
Lecture 24 - Peptides, Lipids, Nucleotides and Gases - The "Other" neurotransmitters
What defines non traditional neur...,
Peptides consist of 2 or morewhat,
Do we have endogenous opioids
24  cards
Lecture 3 and 4 - Hypothesis Testing - t-tests
When do we use t tests t statistic,
What are the assumptions made abo...,
How do you determine the degrees ...
19  cards

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