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Franz Gall
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Founded phrenology, generated research on brain function
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Pierre Flourens
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Performed ablation (removing part of brain) on animals to see what parts do what
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William James
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Theorized that mind functions to adapt to environment, his theory helped form functionalism
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John Dewey
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Founded functionalism, believed we should study organism holistically as a whole as it adapts to its environment
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Paul Broca
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Found that lesion in specific part of brain causes loss of function there
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Hermann von Helmholtz
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First to measure speed of nerve impulse, made psychology more of a science
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Sir Charles Sherrington
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First to discover synapses
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Interneurons
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Located in brain & spinal cord, deal w/ reflexes
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CT
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X-rays taken at different angles, produces cross-sectional slice images
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PET
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Sugar injected, tissue it goes to in brain is recorded
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EEG
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Electrodes placed on scalp, electrical activity of brain measured
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RCBF
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Detects brain activity based on blood flow to different regions
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MRI
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Maps out hydrogen dense areas of body
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FMRI
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Same as MRI, but measures changes in blood flow too
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Contralaterally
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Most of brain functions like this, one side of brain controls opposite side of body: left side of brain, right side of body
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