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dualsim- braing is physical
mind is non-physical
how do mind and brain become one? |
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mind and brain are 1
-mind is what the brain does
-wiew of most scientist today |
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| mind and brain as a holistic system |
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| Phrenology and Franz Gall |
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ill-fated theory that claimed bumps on the skull could reveal our mental abilities and character traits
Early 1800's
German physician Franz Gall |
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| localization of brain functions |
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every ability of brain is located in a certain place
Early 1800's Gall- Phrenology |
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| nerve cells- building blocks of our neural information system |
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fibers in neurons
dendrites- recieve info
Axons- pass it along to other neurons or to muscles or glands |
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| neurons- either fire, or they don't |
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| gap between axon and recieving neuron |
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| electrical cables containing axons |
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| simple, automatic response to a sensory stimulus |
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| natural opiates released in response to pain and vigorous exercise |
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| amplified tracing of brain waves |
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| ways to see inside the brain without lesioning it |
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