Procedure

• The sampling technique used was opportunity sampling - researcher selected people who were ready and willing to take part in the experiment
• Pet scans were used - this is a brain imaging technique that takes 10 horizontal slices of your brain and produces 3d images, this demonstrates the activity in the brain and the structure. this is objective
• The injection

  • each participant was given a flurodeoxyglucose injection which is a tracer
  • taken to be metabolised by the brain to you can see the activity in the pet scan
• Continuous performance task (cpt)


  • aimed to activate target areas of the brain so the investigators could see how different areas function
  • participants were given the chance to practice the task before the injection so the learning would not be the main focus in the scan
• 30 seconds before the Fdg Injection, the participants started the cpt so the Novelty of it would not be labelled by the fdg
• 32 minuets after the injection the participants had a pet scan
• 10 minuets the participants were given a chance to learn the cpt