Exam 5: Brain Imaging

You are designing a brain imaging study to investigate language processing in the brain. You decide to have your subjects listen to human speech and then compare their brain response to two other conditions: 1) listening to orchestral music, and 2) silence. Which of the following is likely true about your study?

A key difference between lesion studies and neuroimaging studies is that

What is the key principle of BOLD fMRI?

Which of the following is correct about fMRI and PET?

Dr. Jones has just reported the results of one fMRI experiment where he showed that in 5 adults 4 men, 1 woman) the right frontal lobe is more active for even numbers and the left frontal lobe is more active for odd numbers. He has concluded that the right frontal region is the 'even number center' in the brain and the left frontal region is the 'odd number center'. What are potential problems with his position?

A key benefit of the advent of brain imaging techniques is that they allow us to

How do fMRI and MRI differ?

Which of the following methods has the best spatial resolution?

Neuroimaging has changed our approach to the brain in what way?

Which of the following is an advantage of single cell recordings?

What is a concern when using an experimental design that compares an "active" stage to one at "rest"?

Methods such as ? tell researchers precisely where activity is happening while the methods of reflect more precisely when it is happening.

What is a disadvantage of studying individuals with brain injuries?

In neuroimaging studies, the term 'regions of interest' refers to