Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Introduction to Physiological Psychology



Technology has improved in many ways these past few decades.  It was a difficult time for doctors to diagnose patients with harsh headaches, and nowadays, it became easier, thanks to the new and improved machines that are used to read brain activity.  The invention of these new techniques to research brain activity helped many in the medical field to diagnose patients with problems. They are less painful than the older versions that were used for diagnosing temporal problems.  This new technology in the medical field has saved many lives, by being able to let the doctors diagnose the problem in time so they could start helping in a timely manner before the sickness increases and gets worst.  To be able to see how the human brain and subject changes how he feels physically and mentally.  The new technology in the medical field is truly something not everyone would imagine it could be possible.  Only imagine the amount of open possibilities that can be achieved in a couple of years as these new brain imaging techniques help doctors in their medical field. The human brain still has its mysteries that we still continue solving one at a time and learning more about ourselves, as humans.  It is amazing how technology has been a great source to achieve brain readings for doctors.  Doctors used EEGs which are used for recording electrical activity going through the brain to read brain activity being caused by other factors.  Another example of brain imaging machines would be such as the PET scans.  This machine reads the activity of the brain by recording radioactivity that was being submitted by chemicals that were put in the body.  One machine that is very common and well known would be the fMRI, this machine is less expensive and less risky for patients.  This machine gives doctors detailed photos of the patient’s brain.  Technology has been changing greatly and who knows later on there will be machines who will understand the complexity of our brain activity to all extent. 

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