Statistics for Ways of studying the brain

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
FMRI	functional magnetic resonance imaging	100%
	an active brain area consumes more oxygen	50%
	can access the hypothalamus and hippocampus which other techniques cant	50%
	comparison to a neurotypical brain	50%
Strengths	detailed examination of anatomical structure and neurochemical aspects	50%
Description	detects changes in blood oxygenation and flow	50%
EEG	electroencephalogram	50%
	ethical issues such as informed consent	50%
ERP	event related potentials	50%
Limitations	lack of precision	50%
	no instruments inserted directly into the brain 1	50%
	no instruments inserted directly into the brain 2	50%
Limitations	poor temporal resolution 1 to 4 seconds	50%
	used as a basis for future research	50%
	virtually risk free so more participants 1	50%
	virtually risk free so more participants 2	50%
	background noise and extraneous variables must be eliminated	25%
	cant hone in on activity of individual neurons	25%
	cheap	25%
Limitations	difficult to establish causation	25%
	excellent temporal resolution	25%
	expensive	25%
	high spatial resolution 1 to 2mm	25%
	insights into deeper brain regions	25%
Limitations	lack of standardisation in the methodology	25%
Description	measures electrical activity within the brain via electrodes	25%
Strengths	non invasive doesnt use radiation 1	25%
Strengths	non invasive doesnt use radiation 2	25%
	not representative	25%
	produces 3d images which are activation maps	25%
	unable to accurately predict the onset of brain activity	25%
	uncomfortable for participants	25%
	areas of damage are examined to find the cause	0%
	can establish cause and effect	0%
	cant distinguish where the activity originates from	0%
	diagnose epilepsy and sleep disorders	0%
	difficult to draw conclusions	0%
	extraneous factors may influence brain structure	0%
	filters out extraneous brain activity from original eeg recording	0%
	high temporal resolution 1 millisecond	0%
Post Mortem Examinations	likely to be used when the person has a rare disorder	0%
	not a direct measure of neural activity	0%
	overall account of brain activity	0%
Description	recording of general brain activity	0%
	records the types of brain wave triggered by particular events	0%
Strengths	responses which relate to a specific stimulus	0%
	the scan recording represents the brainwave patterns from millions of neurons	0%