PSYC 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Genetic Engineering, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Bipedalism
17 Dec 2017
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Ceiling of the sistine chapel looks like brain. Mind/brain same thing mind=phenomenon of the working of the ns (brain) Mind-body interaction rene descartes (dualist, though he thought an interaction) Rational behavior can be fully explained by the working of the ns without the need to refer to a nonmaterial mind. Despite diversities still similarities functionalism (characteristics of living organisms useful functions) Btw mammals the diff of body brain size can"t define. Human subjects language, can report subjective experiences, have human brain. Of behaviour similar across species and easier to study. Invasive physiological research methods (lesion, electrical stimulation, neurophysiological recording) Behavioral paradigms that assess constituent cognitive processes (visuospatial attention, working memory, reversal learning) Pharmacological research methods (drug administration, chemical lesions, chemical activity of the brain)
