Diagnosing a zombie: brain and behavior (Part two) - Tim Verstynen & Bradley Voytek
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How are different brain stimulations involved with human behaviors--and how can observing a zombie help us understand the brain? In the second part of the Diagnosing Zombies series, two scientists continue to ponder the erratic behaviors of a zombie to explore the relationship between the brain and behavior.
When trying to understand brain-behavior links what are the advantages and disadvantages of correlational (e.g., brain imaging) and causal (e.g., brain lesion) methods respectively? What does it really mean for a brain area to be active during a particular task? What might we miss when trying to characterize behavioral changes in patient populations?
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- Educator Bradley Voytek, Tim Verstynen
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