PSYCH 101 Lecture 5: BrainandBehavior
27 Jan 2017
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Burnham and phelan"s (2000) theory of how the basal ganglia work: burnham and phelan argue that it is in our best interests to constantly strive to improve our material situation. If you are unhappy for an extended period of time, ask yourself am. The cerebral cortex: responsible for higher level functions (cognition and perception, has a mean thickness of about 3 mm and its outer surface is wrinkly in order to increase its surface area. Without that part of the brain you don"t even know what colors are. The right hemisphere understands the object, but can"t say its name. Why do animals sleep: sleep appears to be physiologically necessary for all vertebrates. Iii: effects of sleep deprivation on rats: stopped grooming, became weak and uncoordinated, could not control their body temperature, and had increased metabolism, effects of sleep deprivation on humans the body, randy gardner: stayed awake for 264 hours.
