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What Are the Different Types of Brain Imaging Techniques and How

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What are the different types of brain imaging techniques and how do they inform assessment of psychological problems?


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Adult Brain

The matured human brain, fully developed and characterized by complex cognitive, emotional, and social capabilities.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers that transmit signals across a chemical synapse, from one neuron to another target neuron, muscle cell, or gland cell.

Neuron

A nerve cell that is the basic building block of the nervous system, responsible for receiving, processing, and transmitting information through electrical and chemical signals.

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells that transmit electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

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