PSY290H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Donald O. Hebb, Karl Lashley, Pineal Gland
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Chapter 1 an introduction to brain and behaviour. Mind: perceptions, emotions, thoughts, self-awareness, and other cognitive processes that inform our behaviour. Neuroscience: the scientific study of the nervous system. Biological psychology: also called behavioural prescience, brain and behaviour, and physiological psychology. The study of the biological bases of psychological processes and behaviour goal is to understand brain structures and functions that respond to experiences and generate behaviour. The science of brain and behaviour spans past, present, and future. The behavioural role of the brain was uncertain to early scholars. Galen p(cid:396)oposed that (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iou(cid:396) (cid:396)esults f(cid:396)o(cid:373) the (cid:373)o(cid:448)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of (cid:862)a(cid:374)i(cid:373)al spi(cid:396)its(cid:863) f(cid:396)o(cid:373) the (cid:271)(cid:396)ai(cid:374) th(cid:396)ough (cid:374)e(cid:396)(cid:448)es to the body. Leonardo da vinci produced neuroanatomical illustrations of nerves and brain structures. Religious dogma said that the brain was a mysterious and intricate gift from god. Paul broca: damage to the left side of the brain (broca"s area) causes problems with speed production.
