PSYC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: David Chalmers, Amygdala, Monism

• School: Memorial University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: Elizabeth Russell

Document Summary

Most scientists believe brain and the mind are the same: monism (compared to dualism there is a difference between the mind and the brain) No differences between the mind and the brain. They are one in the same: metaphysics. There is no mind (mental experience) without the brain: when the brain is not active, the mind is not active. Mental states are associated with changed in brain activity: manipulations of brain activity alter mental states. If (cid:455)ou (cid:272)ould a(cid:272)tuall(cid:455) rea(cid:272)h i(cid:374) a(cid:374)d sti(cid:373)ulate areas of a perso(cid:374)"s (cid:271)rai(cid:374) the(cid:455) (cid:449)ould report things like seeing things, feeling emotions or hearing things. Drugs often produce hallucinations and other perceptions (the way we feel and think) Brai(cid:374) (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t feel pai(cid:374), e(cid:454)(cid:272)ept for those areas that pro(cid:272)ess pai(cid:374) re(cid:272)eptors. E. g. , removal of amygdala results in a fearless animal. Monkeys are usually afraid of snakes, but if you remove the amygdala they monkey shows no fear towards the snake (cid:862)the hard pro(cid:271)le(cid:373) of co(cid:374)s(cid:272)ious(cid:374)ess(cid:863)