PSY 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Cogito Ergo Sum, Francis Crick, Neuroglia
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Topic 2. 01: mind body dualism" vs. the astonishing hypothesis". Most prominently advanced as theory by philosopher rene descartes (1641) Intuitive mind-body dualism natural intuition that minds/bodies are different. We own/occupy our brains/bodies, we are not identical with the, A person"s mental activities are entirely due to the behavior of nerve cells, glial cells, and the atoms, ions, and molecules that make them up and influence them - francis. Crick (1994) astonishing because most people don"t believe it accepted true by psychologists. Topic 2. 02: from brain bumps to brain damage. Historical origins phrenology: theory that parts of brain used more would develop muscles" along the surface of the skull (bumps) Gall (19th century) able to identify personalities and abilities based on certain bumps". Broca: patient with limited speech production (aphasia) along with an intact ability to understand language. Wernicke"s aphasia: results from damage that manifests as difficulty understanding language and with producing utterances that have meaning.
