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Lecture 17 EEG
What is electroencephalography eeg 1,
What do the electrodes in eeg det...,
How is the eeg signal related to ...
24  cards
Lecture 10 See
What are the different types of p...,
What is the fovea 2,
What is the primary role of retin...
43  cards
Lecture 15 Memory
What were beliefs about memory be...,
What were beliefs about memory af...,
What brain structures were remove...
20  cards
Lecture 16 Alzheimer Disease
What is dementia 1,
What are some key epidemiological...,
What percentage of dementia cases...
19  cards
Lecture 14 Spatial Navigation
Why do we need to know where obje...,
Why do we need to know our locati...,
What is a cognitive map 3
30  cards
Lecture 13 Attention
What happens when v1 is damaged 1,
What visual condition may result ...,
Can unconscious visual processing...
28  cards
Lecture 12 Object Recognition
What is the role of the inferior ...,
What features are detected at low...,
Why is object recognition importa...
23  cards
Lecture 11 Visual Processing
What is the main pathway responsi...,
What is the primary visual cortex...,
What happens if there is a lesion...
20  cards
Lecture 9 Hear
What is the sequence of ion flow ...,
What triggers an action potential 2,
What causes repolarisation after ...
31  cards
L7 & 8 Statistics
What is a statistical hypothesis ...,
What is a probability distribution 2,
What is the 68 95 99 rule 3
20  cards
Lecture 1 Psychopharmacology
How do neurons communicate 1,
What are the two types of recepto...,
What is the function of ion chann...
20  cards
Lecture 2 Glutamate & GABA
What are the primary excitatory a...,
Why are glutamate and gaba consid...,
How is glutamate synthesized in t...
15  cards
Lecture 3 DA & Reward
How is dopamine synthesized in th...,
What conditions is dopamine espec...,
What does dopamine code in terms ...
32  cards
Lecture 4 Noradrenaline Arousal, Anxiety, and Decision-Making/ADHD
What is noradrenaline na synthesi...,
Where is noradrenaline released f...,
What events does na increase arou...
37  cards
Lecture 5 Serotonin
What is serotonin synthesized from 1,
Where is serotonin released from 2,
What type of neurotransmitter is ...
28  cards
Lecture 6 Peptides, Lipid, Nucleosides, gas
What are the four main types of n...,
Criteria of non traditional neuro...,
What major class of peptides is i...
28  cards
Lecture 18 EEG - ERP
What does erp stand for in eeg re...,
What is the purpose of averaging ...,
What are the 5 assumptions for va...
22  cards
Lecture 19 MEG
What does meg measure 1,
How is meg different from eeg in ...,
What kind of environment does meg...
33  cards
Lecture 20 MRI
Why do psychologists use neuroima...,
What is fmri 2,
What is the typical field strengt...
30  cards
Lecture 21 fMRI & BOLD
What does fmri measure 1,
Who discovered the bold signal 2,
What did ogawa find about blood o...
34  cards
Lecture 22 fNIR
What is fnirs 1,
What is the typical wavelength ra...,
Why is near infrared light suitab...
32  cards
Lecture 23 fMRI
What is one goal of using fmri to...,
What classic study investigated f...,
Which brain region was identified...
17  cards
Lecture 24 fMRI Interpretation
What is a major issue with signif...,
Why is bonferroni correction used...,
What is the problem of reverse in...
13  cards

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