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Chapter 1:Origins
Origins of Neurosci
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Psychology
Undergraduate 4
09/05/2010

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CONCIOUSNESS

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to think and be aware of our existence

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CORPUS COLLOSUM

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a large bundle of nerve fibers that connect corresponding parts of one side of the brain with those of the other.

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SPLIT-BRAIN OPERATION

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cutting the corpus collosum

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THE CORPUS COLLOSUM ENABLES

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the two hemispheres to share information

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AFTER THE S.B OPERATION, THE TWO SIDES...

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operate independently

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VERBAL COMMUNICATION ORIGINATES IN

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left hemisphere

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REDUCTION

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a phenomena is described in terms of  more elementary processes that underlie it.

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FIRST MAN TO SAY BRAIN WAS THE SEAT OF ALL EMOTIONS AND THOUGHTS

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Hippocrates

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DESCARTES PROPOSITION ON REFLEXES

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dualism. The mind and brain are two different things. The brain is simply where the mind operates.

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PINEAL BODY

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Descartes thought: where interation between mind and body take place. A small organ on top of the brain stem.

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DESCARTES VIEW ON VENTRICLES

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filled with fluid; when the mind decides to perform an action, tilts pineal body in particular direction like a joystick.

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GALVANI FOUND

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that some rxns are involuntary even when the nerves and muscles are detatched from the rest of the body.

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MULLER AND HIS DOCTRINE OF SPECIFIC NERVE ENERGIES

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b/c all nerve fibers carry the same type of message, sensory information must be specified by the particular nerve fibers that are active.

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FLOURENS

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experimental ablation- removing parts of the animals' brain and observing the animal's behavior.

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BROCA

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discovered that a portion of the left side of the brain is responsible for speech.

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PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX

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the nerve cells there communicate directly with those that cause muscle contractions

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PART OF PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX THAT PRODUCES SPEECH COMMUNICATES AND CONTROLS

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THE PART THAT CONTROLS THE MUSCLES, LIPS, AND TONGUE

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HELMHOLTZ

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 -measured the speed of conduction in nerves (90 ft per sec)

- studied vision and audition

 

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FUNCTIONALISM

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EVERY CHARACTERISTIC OF AN ORGANISM CARRIES OUT SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS. NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH HAVING A PURPOSE.

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