Module 3.3 Quiz

How does the method of transcranial magnetic stimulation of brain areas differ from magnetic inactivation?

Brain activation results form mild, brief magnetic stimulation

Evoked potentials in the brain are most likely to be detected by an...

EEG

Which method is dependent upon injecting a radioactive chemical into the blood to measure blood flow?

PET

Thus far, it appears that the brain feature most strongly correlated with IQ in humans is the...

amount of gray matter

Which technique is dependent upon the release of oxygen from hemoglobin molecules?

fMRI

A stereotaxic instrument would most likely be used for...

placing an electrode in the brain

Women on the average have a greater density of neurons in part of the...

temporal lobe

An electroencephalograph measures...

the average activity of the cells in a given region of the brain

Computerized axial tomography creates an image from...

x-rays