Brain+imaging+technologies

toc =Brain scanning=

** Learning outcomes :**

 * ** Discuss the use of brain-imaging techniques in investigating the RELATIONSHIP between __biological__ factors and __behavior__ **
 * **Also connected to the general learning outcome on research methodology** (view Crane page 45 for limitations)

Create a table that identifies: (this should be part of your flashcards - once you are done with the table, convert it into a flashcard)
 * Learning task **
 * 1) the basic functions of TWO of the following types of scans - CAT, MRI/ fMRI, PET
 * 2) advantages
 * 3) disadvantages
 * 4) reference to a study we have covered that illustrates HOW the scan is used to tell us more about a specific area of behavior.

Reviewing the different types of scans
[|Simple explanations of brain imaging]

[|A pictorial comparison of CT scans, PET scans and the MRI]

Two quick overviews of the different methods, with advantages and disadvantages []

[|The basics of brain imaging] (including SPECT and EEG)

CAT
[| CT scanning of the head] //"Compared to [|MR] imaging, the precise details of soft tissue (particularly the brain, including the disease processes) are less visible on [|CT scans]. CT is not sensitive in detecting inflammation of the [|meninges]—the membranes covering the brain.//" //Radiology Info//, Radiological society of North America < http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=headct > [|Imaging of alcoholic brains]
 * An example of a limitation**

MRI (structural MRI)

 * 1) [|Play the MRI Game]
 * 2) [|MRI Tutorial] - Medline Plus (requires FLASH)

The Maguire study - use class notes from the moodle
 * MRI in action: Studies?**
 * [|Know the difference between fMRI and MRI]
 * [|Using VBM with MRI]

fMRI
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 * 1) [|Watching the Brain in Action]
 * 2) [|Introduction to fMRI]

[|An overview of Maguire's work with memory and the use of MRI and fMRI]

PET
[|Dopamine and Parkinson's Disease]

//Brain Imaging//, Neuroscience for Kids, < http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/image.html >
 * References**

Application
[|Current brain imaging projects at the Montreal Neurological Institute]

=Creating an essay answer=

[|Read an outline of an essay answer.] How would you improve this answer? Do you feel that this answer FULLY addresses the command term consistently throughout each paragraph?