PSY290H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Traumatic Brain Injury, Peripheral Nervous System, Pineal Gland
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The human brain comprises two major sets of structures, the cerebrum and the cerebellum: the cerebrum (forebrain), has two nearly symmetrical halves, called hemispheres, one on the left and one on the right. The cerebrum is responsible for most of our conscious behaviors. It enfolds the brainstem, which is responsible for most of our unconscious behaviors: cerebellum, is specialized for learning and coordinating skilled movements. Gross autonomy of the nervous system: neurons in the brain communicate with one another, with sensory receptors in the skin, with muscles, and with internal body organs. All the processes radiating out beyond the brain and spinal cord as well as. The mind also directs the body through the brain. Darwin and materialism: materialism the idea that rational behavior can be fully explained by the workings of the brain and the rest of the nervous system, without any need to refer to an immaterial mind.
