The cerebral cortex

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3) Brain scanning (imaging)• 2 typesA) Structural scans (CT and MRI)• Give hi resolution 3D images of bodystructures, including brain• of some limited use to psychologists (e.g.studies of schizophrenics)
far more useful• B) Functional scans (functional imaging)• PET scans and fMRI scans (functionalmagnetic resonance imaging)• Indicate which regions of brain most activeunder particular circumstances• Colors represent different levels of activityPETscan
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Page 19 and 20: Temporal lobePrimary function:proce
Page 21 and 22: Subcortical forebrain structures•
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