AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following imaging technologies is used for sleep studies?
A
PET
B
MRI
C
CT
D
EEG
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A sleep study may also be called polysomnogram. The basic recordings done during a sleep study may include: Electroencephalography (EEG) . This measures brain wave activity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most research on sleep is conducted using electroencephalography (EEG), a method that entails measuring brain activity through electrodes placed along a patient’s scalp.

Detailed explanation-3: -BOLD fMRI is the most recent neuroimaging method applied to sleep and it has specific advantages over PET and SPECT because it is entirely non-invasive and has superior spatial and temporal resolution.

Detailed explanation-4: -Both electroencephalography (EEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) are extremely efficient methods for the assessment of human brain function.

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