SAGE Journal Articles

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Article 1: Gordon, E. (1999). Brain imaging technologies: How, what, when and why? Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 33(2), 187-196.

Summary: Innovations in physics and computing technology over the past two decades have provided a powerful means of exploring the overall structure and function of the brain using a range of computerized brain imaging technologies (BITs).

Article 2: Zoeller, R. F. (2010). Exercise and cognitive function: Can working out train the brain, too? American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 4(5), 397-409. doi:10.1177/1559827610374413

Summary: Regular exercise and greater aerobic fitness are associated with greater brain volume, improved neurophysiological responses to stimuli as measured by electroencephalography (EEG), and higher levels of growth factors that promote growth of brain tissue, neurogenesis, and angiogenesis.

Article 3: Metcalfe, J., Funnell, M., & Gazzaniga, M. S. (1995). Right-hemisphere memory superiority: Studies of a split-brain patient. Psychological Science, 6(3), 157-164. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9280.1995.tb00325.x

Summary: Six experiments explored hemispheric memory differences in a patient who had