Chapter 49, Problem 10TYU

Summary Introduction

To explain: The benefits and problems of technology that can scan the brain activity to detect an individual’s particular emotions and thought processes.

Introduction:

Emotions generation and their experience depend upon many brain structures such as amygdala, hippocampus and parts of the thalamus. Several approaches are available to scan the brain activity such as positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). It is possible to scan the emotions and thought process from outside of the body.