It can be difficult to establish cause and effect between structural brain abnormalities found after death and abnormal behaviour displayed in the persons lifetime is an evaluation point for what way of studying the brain?

STUDYING THE BRAIN

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‘It can be difficult to establish cause and effect between structural brain abnormalities found after death and abnormal behaviour displayed in the person’s lifetime’ is an evaluation point for what way of studying the brain?

A	Post-mortem examination
B	fMRI
C	EEG
D	ERPs

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -A post-mortem examination is when researchers study the physical brain of a person who displayed a particular behaviour while they were alive that suggested possible brain damage. An example of this technique is the work of Broca, who examined the brain of a man who displayed speech problems when he was alive.

Detailed explanation-2: -Causation: One of the main limitations of post-mortem examination is the issue of causation. The deficit a patient displays during their lifetime (e.g. an inability to speak) may not be linked to the deficits found in the brain (e.g. a damaged Broca’s area).

Detailed explanation-3: -Specification: Ways of studying the brain: scanning techniques, including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI); electroencephalogram (EEGs) and event-related potentials (ERPs); post-mortem examinations.

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AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

STUDYING THE BRAIN