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| A large # of nerve fibers that connect corresponding parts of 1 side of the brain with those of the other |
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-Performed to treat epilepsy
-cuts the corpus callosum, which connects the 2 hemispheres of the brain. |
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| The 2 symmetrical halves of the brain; constitute the major part of the brain |
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-Type of scientific explanation
-A general conclusion based on many observations of similar phenomena. |
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-Type of scientific explanation
- A phenomena is described in terms of more elementary processes that underlie it. |
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| An automatic, stereotyped movement produced as the direct result of a stimulus. |
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| -A simple system that works on known principles and is able to do at least some of the things a more complex system can do. |
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| Doctrine of specific nerve energies |
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-Muller's conclusion
-All nerve fibers carry that same type of message,sensory info must be specified by the particular nerve fibers that are active |
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-Research method
-The function of a part of the brain is inferred by observing the behaviors an animal can no longer perform after that part is damaged |
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| A characteristic of an organism that permits it to produce more than the average # of offspring of its species. |
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-A slowing of the process of maturation, allowing more time for growth.
-Important factor in the development of large brains |
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