1. Research Follow the evidence…

2. How to look at the brain Brain structure –CT –MRI Brain activity –PET –fMRI

3. Computerized Axial Tomography (CT or CAT Scan) Notes Figure 1.9 Computerized axial tomography (CT) Klein/Thorne: Biological Psychology © 2007 by Worth Publishers

4. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Notes Figure 1.10 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Klein/Thorne: Biological Psychology © 2007 by Worth Publishers

5. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Notes Figure 1.13 PET scans Klein/Thorne: Biological Psychology © 2007 by Worth Publishers

6. Functional MRI (fMRI) Notes

7. Psychophysiology

8. Examples of applications in psychophysiology Cardiovascular system –(Electrocardiogram; ECG/EKG) Heart rate Heart rhythm –Blood pressure Immune system –How well immune cells are produced –How efficiently immune cells kill germs Muscle tension (Electromyogram; EMG) –Facial muscles Stomach (Electrogastrogram, EGG) –Rate of digestion: related to anxiety Skin conductance –Sweating

9. Figure 1.11 An electroencephalograph Klein/Thorne: Biological Psychology © 2007 by Worth Publishers Figure 1.18 Research on a human subject Klein/Thorne: Biological Psychology © 2007 by Worth Publishers