Myers’ Psychology for AP* David G. Myers PowerPoint Presentation Slides by Kent Korek Germantown High School Worth Publishers, © 2010 *AP is a trademark registered and/or owned by the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product. Unit 3B: Biological Bases of Behavior: The Brain Unit Overview • The Tools of Discovery: Having Our Head Examined • Older Brain Structures • The Cerebral Cortex • Our Divided Brain • Right-Left Differences in the Intact Brain • The Brain and Consciousness Click on the any of the above hyperlinks to go to that section in the presentation. The Tools of Discovery: Having Our Head Examined Introduction • Lesion Recording the Brain’s Electrical Activity • Electroencephalogram (EEG) Neuroimaging Techniques • CT (Computed Tomography) scan • PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scan • MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) • fMRI (Functional MRI) Older Brain Structures The Brainstem • Brainstem –Medulla –Pons –Reticular formation The Thalamus • Thalamus –All the senses EXCEPT smell