Methods for observing or evaluating brain activity[edit]

In the past only two methods of observation were available. The first was observing
individuals who have received brain damage and assume that the part of the brain
that was damaged controlled the behavior or sense that had changed. The second was
connecting electrodes to the outside of someone's head and recording the readings.

Newer methods include computed tomography (CT scan), positron emission tomography
(PET scan), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and superconductive quantum
interference devices (SQUID).

Footnotes[edit]
(1) Voltage is a measure of the potential energy that moves electrons in an
electric current: the electron motive force (force, in physics, is the first
derivative of energy). It can be either positive or negative. The flow of electric
current is from a relatively positive potential to a relatively negative potential.
Voltages are not absolute, but only exist as differences in potential between any
two given points.