Studying the brain

• fMRI


  brain-scanning technique that measures blood flow in the brain when a person performs a task. creates a moving map of the brain, highlighting which areas are involved in different neural tasks
• EGG's


  information if processed in the brain as electrical activity in the form of action potentials or nerve impulses. measures through electrode attached to the scalp
• ERP's


  electrode attached to the scalp. a stimulus is presented to a participant and the researcher looks for activity related to that stimulus.
• post-moretem


  study the physical brain of a person who displayed a particular behaviour while they were alive that suggested brain damage.