Neuroscience research methods 1
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- Created on: 02-01-18 17:26
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- Neuroscience research methods
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- Lesioning studies - Correlating a behavioural deficit with damage to a specific part of the nervous system
- Experimental brain lesions - Produce an injury to a particular part of an animal's brain
- Neurosurgery - Lesion or remove part(s) of the brain to alleviate some form of suffering
- Clinical neuropsychology - Examine the effects of brain damage on function
- Lesioning and clinical studies
- Stereotactic apparatus - Electrodes attached to wires are inserted into a particular brain location
- Different interventions
- Electrical current produces heat in tip of electrode (destroys small parts of brain)
- Records electrical activity of neurons in particular brain region
- Electrodes can be permanently attached to brain (connecting sockets cemented to skull)
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