Watching the Brain at Work: MRIs and Beyond
The human brain was once a black box, but scientists are finding ways to peer inside and explore some of our most complicated thought processes. Using MRI scanners in innovative ways, Stanford scientists are learning how children's brains process words when they read.
You may view the "Watching the Brain at Work" TV story online, as well as find additional links and resources.
Gabriela Quirós is a Segment Producer for KQED-TV, and is the producer for this story.
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In AP Psychology class recently, we have been studying the brain through the topics of neuroscience and biopsychology. I am only in high school, so we do not go tremendously in depth and we do not study these topics for many months. We have discussed MRI's and fMRI's in the psychology class and I was wondering why exactly fMRI's are less safer than MRI's are. Does it depend on one's age or other factors? I also understand that reading or processing words takes place in the frontal lobe, but I was wondering what area of the brain is significant through the experiments and research. Is it the pre- frontal cortex, Wernick's area, or just the frontal lobe, or is it combaniations or everything?
The video was very interesting and I enjoyed seeing the actual images of the brain and the white matter. I would also love to know the answers to my questions.