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1
Q

How does it measure brain activity?

A

Crude and over general measure of brain activity

2
Q

What does data contain?

A

All new responses associated with specific sensory/cognitive and motor events that may be of interest to cognitive neuroscientists

3
Q

What remains?

A

Event-related potentials which are types of brainwaves that are triggered by certain events

4
Q

What has research revealed?

A

Many different forms of ERP including those linked to cognitive processes like attention and perception

5
Q

What could never be achieved using ERP’s?

A

Specificity to the measure of neural processes

6
Q

What do ERP’s have excellent of?

A

Temporal resolution which has led to widespread use in the measurement of cognitive functions

7
Q

What is the P300 component thought to be involved in?

A

The allocation of attentional resources and the maintenance of working memory

8
Q

What is there a lack of in the use of ERP methodology?

A

Standardisation between studies

9
Q

In order to establish pure data in ERP’s what must be eliminated?

A

Background noise and extraneous material