PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4-6: Santiago Ramón Y Cajal, Central Nervous System, Axon Terminal

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

Plato believed the mind resided in the brain. Aristotle (his student) believe the mind was in the heart (wrong) Franz gall (1800s) studied phrenology (study of the bumps on the skull to reveal mental abilities and characteristic traits) phrenology now is helpful to find localization of function (different brain regions perform different functions) Nerve cells send chemical message through the tiny gaps. Information from different regions of our brain help create our experience through sights, sounds, meaning, pain, emotions. Adaptive brain is wired/connected to our experiences. We are biopsychosocial systems - biology system is intertwined with psychological system which makes us and we are part of the outside social system (family, culture, community) Biology and phrenology are similar in the way they both focus on biology and behaviour. Cell body and its branching fibers = dendrites (receive info and bring to the cell body)