GCSE Biology – Investigating the brain

Last updated: 30/05/2020
Edexcel GCSE Science – Biology higher Cells and control GCSE Biology – Investigating the brain

Learning Objectives

-I can explain the problems with investigating brain function
-I can describe how doctors can map regions of the brain

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  1. What does the brain do?

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  2. What is brain damage?

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  3. What is a cause of brain damage?

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  4. What is a cause of brain damage?

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  5. What is a cause of brain damage?

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  6. Why is the brain hard to study?

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  7. How can we study people with brain damage?

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  8. Why do we study changes in behaviour for brain damage?

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  9. Explain why treating the brain is difficult.

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  10. Why is brain surgery performed on conscious patients?

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  11. When do we electrically stimulate the brain?

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  12. Why do we electrically stimulate parts of the brain?

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  13. What is a problem with studying the brain?

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  14. What is a problem with studying the brain?

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  15. Which of the following is a method of investigating the brain?

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  16. Which of the following is a method of investigating the brain?

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  17. Which of the following is a method of investigating the brain?

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  18. What are MRI scans?

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  19. What do MRI scans use?

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  20. What do MRI scans do?

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  21. What can we do with MRI scans?

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  22. What do PET scans use?

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  23. When are PET scans used?

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  24. When are CT scans used?

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  25. What do CT scans use?

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