PSYC 304 Lecture 3: PSYC 304 - Genes & Experience; Neuroanatomy
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Thinking about the biology of behaviour in terms of traditional physiological-psychological and nature-nurture dichotomies is flawed: explain and discuss. Describe 7 commonly misunderstood points about evolution. It is important to distinguish between the development of individuals and the development of individual differences. Explain heritability estimates and how they are commonly misinterpreted. Draw, label, and define the major features of a neuron. Know all the neuroanatomical directional terms and apply them when talking about brain. Briefly describe 4 kinds of glial cells structures. List and discuss the 5 divisions of the human brain. Know all brain structures within each of the 5 divisions of the brain. Know the lobes of the cerebral cortex. We tend to reduce the complexities of our lives down to simple, mutually exclusive dichotomies. Cartesian dualism: philosophy proposed by descartes; the universe is composed of 2 elements: physical matter, the human mind (soul/spirit) Believed the body (including brain) interacted with the brain via the pineal gland.
