Monitoring methods

Question 1

Monitoring methods

Answer 1

Measure the brain. Can find correlation between brain activity and behaviour

Question 2

Types

Answer 2

Direct electrophysiological recordings
EEG
MEG
PET (metabolic act.)
fMRI (metabolic act.)
Optical brain imaging

Question 3

Single cell recordings

Answer 3

Mostly in animals, intracellular or extracellular recordings. Dots are shown in peristimulus histogram. Used to find eg tuning curves.

Question 4

Tuning curves

Answer 4

Stimulus causes certain neuron to respond. This neuron is than tuned to certain orientation of stimulus