NEUROSCI 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Long-Term Memory, Hebbian Theory, Ontogeny
21 Apr 2016
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Chapter 1: an introduction to brain and behavior. Neuroscience- the scientific study of the nervous system. Biological psychology- the field that relates behavior to bodily processes; the study of the biological basis of psychological processes and behavior. Synonymous with behavioral neuroscience, brain and behavior, physiological psychology. The science of the brian spans past, present and future. The behavioral role of the bran was uncertain to early scholars o. Egypt- kept major internal organs except brain: no mention in testaments or quran, aristotle thought heart was seat of emotions, brain just a cooling system; hippocrates ascribed it to emotion, perception, and thought o o. Leonardo de vinci- very accurate drawing of brain. Rene descartes- control of behavior resembles the workings of a machine, but free will and moral choice resided in the soul. Dualism- the notion that the mind has an immaterial aspect that is distinct from the material body and brain.
