PSYA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Antonio Damasio, Pineal Gland
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Psychology: evolution of a science and feelings. Psychology is the study of mind and behavior. Mind refers to the private inner experience of perceptions, thoughts, memories, Behaviour refers to observation actions made by ourselves or others. What are the bases of perceptions, thoughts, memories and feelings or our. All of our subjective experience arise from the electrical and chemical subjective sense of self? activities from our brain. Functional magnetic resonance imaging allows scientists to scan a brain to determine which parts are active when a person reads a word, sees a face, learns a new skill or remembers a personal experience. Extensive practice at a skill changes the brain. Language allows us to organize our thoughts and communicate them to others, which allows us to form social groups and cooperate. Memory allows us to not solve the same problems over again every time we encounter them.
