Video: Techniques to Study the Brain and Behavior. Why do you behave the way you do? Human behavior begins in the brain. To study the brain, psychologists use a variety of tools, like EEG, PET and CAT scans, MRI, DTI, and studying pathology in individuals.
What Are Glial Cells. Glial cells are known by many names-neuroglia or glia to name just a few. In the past, they were sometimes mistaken for brain cells but they're completely different. They're nervous system cells that are found in your brain and spinal cord.
The brain consists of two major types of cells, neurons and glial cells. Glial cells are as numerous as neurons. While neurons have been studied for more than a century, extensive glial research has only developed over the last decades.he brain consists of two major types of cells, neurons and glial cells. Glial cells are as numerous as neurons. While neurons have been studied for more than a century, extensive glial research has only developed over the last decades.