brain imaging techniques

Question 1

what does FMRI stand for?

Answer 1

functional magnetic resonance imaging

Question 2

how was the brain studied before technology?

Answer 2

post mortem studies (not accurate representation of brain)
lobotomies (unethical)

Question 3

what do FMRIs do?

Answer 3

measures the activity of the brain
they do this by mapping oxygen levels in the brain- more blood- more activation
can produce film (3 seconds)