PSYCHOLOGISTS STUDY THE BRAIN USING MANY DIFFERENT METHODS

Abstract

One problem in getting information about the brain is that it is hard to get a good picture of what is going on inside it. Nevertheless there are a variety of empirical methods that allow that scientists to look at brains in action, and the number of possibilities has multipled dramatically in recent years with the introduction of new neuroimaging technique. In this section, we will consider the various techniques that psychologists use to learn about the brain.