Summary Table: Key Studies
Below is a table that summarises the key studies for 'The Brain & Behaviour' content in IB Psychology. Use this as a checklist when you are revising to make sure you have the necessary information for the exam
| SUMMARY TABLE: KEY STUDIES OF THE BRAIN AND BEHAVIOUR | |
| Topic | Key Studies |
| Techniques Used to Study the Brain – Post-Mortem Analysis |
The case of HM (Milner 1958; Corkin 1997) The case of ‘Tan’ (Broca 1861) |
| Techniques Used to Study the Brain – MRI |
Maguire (2000) Luby et al. (2013) |
| Techniques Used to Study the Brain – fMRI and PET Scans |
Fisher et al. (2005) Raine et al. (1997) |
| Localisation of Function |
Maguire (2000) The case of HM (Milner 1958; Corkin 1997) |
| Neuroplasticity |
Maguire (2000) Luby et al. (2013) |
| Neural Networks & Neural Pruning |
Maguire (2000) Draganski et al. (2004) |
| Neurotransmitters & Their Effect on Behaviour |
Fisher et al. (2005) Brunner et al. (1993) |
| Neurotransmitters – Agonists & Antagonists |
Crockett et al. (2010) Romach et al. (1999) |
| Neurotransmitters – Excitatory & Inhibitory Synapses |
Kraal et al. (2020) Streeter et al. (2010) |