PSYC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Positron, Radiography, White Matter
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Ct scans: x-rays series of x-rays through the brain in slices put the slices together to reconstruct a 3d image of the brain. Eld if you have metal in body, you can"t get. Mri so they have ct scans instead. 15 oxygen atoms, positron breaks down see with the pet camera where active, and can measure that decay took place receive a lot of photons to visualize this indicate subtraction design subtracting a control division. Dopamine d2 receptor antagonist shows reduced dopamine receptor levels in drug abusers preferring various di erent substances this is also known as the reward de ciency theory. Listening to the brain: eeg electroencephalography (eeg): record electrical activity in the brain from electrodes on scalp characteristics of sleep waves oddball p300 excellent temporal resolution.
