Neuroscience methods

Positron emission tomography (PET)

• Studying the activity of nervous system areas

• Studying relative activity of nervous system structures

• study structure in fine detail

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

• Studying activity of nervous system areas

• Studying the fiber pathways in the nervous system

• Studying structure in very fine detail

• studying the relative activity in the nervous system

Functional MRI (fMRI)

• Studying relative activity of nervous system structures

• Studying activity of nervous system areas

• studying structure in very fine detail

(EEG) Electroencephalogram

• studying brain activity primarily during sleep, waking or seizures

• Studying the brains responses to specific stimuli using an adapted EEG

Event-related potential (ERP) recording

• studying the brains responses to specific stimuli using adapted EEG

• studying brain activity primarily during sleep, waking or seizures

Electrical stimulation and Lesions

• Identify behavior linked to a particular location in the nervous system

• Uses light to initiate neural activity

Micro dialysis

• Identifying particular chemical in a very small location

• identifying behavior linked to a paticular location in nervous system

Computerized Tomography (CT)

• Studying structure and diagnosing structural damage

• studying structure in very fine detail

• studying the activity of the nervous system areas

• Studying the relative activity of nervous system structures