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2022
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Biological Research Strategies and Hormones WHS AP Psychology Unit 3: Biological Psychology Essential Task 3-6: Detail historic and contemporary research strategies and technologies that support research (case studies like Phineas Gage, split-brain research, sleep research (EEGs), structural imaging (CAT Scans and MRIs), and functional imaging (PET scans and fMRIs). Evolutionary Endocrine System Building Blocks Biological Psychology Genetics Neurons Nervous System Central Nervous System Peripheral Nervous System Motor Brain Brain Imaging Spinal Cord Autonomic We are here Sympathetic Neurotransmitters Sensory Somatic Parasympathetic Essential Task 3-6: Outline • Detail historic case studies like Phineas Gage and split-brain research • Contemporary research strategies and technologies – – – – – lesions microelectrodes sleep research (EEGs) structural imaging (CAT Scans and MRIs) functional imaging (PET scans and fMRIs) Case Studies: Phineas Gage Outline Gage Outline Split Brain Research Outline Lesion Outline Techniques to Study the Brain A brain lesion experimentally destroys brain tissue to study animal behaviors after such destruction. Hubel (1990) Microelectrode Techniques Outline • Very small electrodes inserted into individual neurons • Used to study activity of a single neuron EEG (Electroencephalogram) Outline • Macroelectrode Techniques • Used to get a picture of overall activity in the brain • An example is an which uses electrodes placed on a person’s scalp to measure an amplified recording of the electrical waves sweeping across the brain’s surface.