Role of the Brain in Mental Processes and Behaviour (VCE SSCE Psychology): Flashcards

Brain's ability to reorganize & form new neural connections

Approx. 100 billion neurons

Between 1.4 and 1.5 kg

Skull, meninges, cerebrospinal fluid

Study of skull shape as indicator of mental faculties & traits

Surgical removal/destruction of tissue by lesioning or electrodes

Healthy cortex areas taking over functions of injured parts

MRI type showing brain activity by measuring oxygen consumption

Detailed images, no radioactive tracers, rapid succession

Extent to which mind & body are same or separate things