BPS 1101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Neurotransmitter, Antihistamine, Soft Palate
1 Feb 2017
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The concept of science is new (developed in the last 150 years) Life expectancy has gone from 32 -> 85 throughout history. In the early ages, disease was common and nothing could be done about it (no medicine) Improved sanitation, clean drinking water, refrigeration, vaccination, antibiotics. Lead to a lot of deaths and low life expectancy. Started in 1856 and regulated by the government. Ancient medications were useless because it was based on myths and magic. Drug and effect may be unrelated made up cures . Made from plants, this is bad because drugs from plants produce variable amounts of active ingredient. Drugs were discovered through observation and philosophy. Papyrus ebers: egyptian medical document 1500 bc, contained thousands of treatments. Opium is the basis of modern painkillers. The brain looks for connections even if there is none, Anecdotal evidence is unreliable : perceptions subject to placebo effects, people lie. Apophenia: seeing patterns or connections in random or meaningless data.
