PS263 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Nuclear Fission, Curare, Neurology
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Human brain is an intricate network of neurons (cells that receive and transmit electrochemical signals) 100 billion neurons, 100 trillion connections among them. Infinite number of paths that neural signals can follow through this morass. Neuroscience - study of the nervous system. The case of jimmie g. , the man frozen in time. Was intelligent man with superior abilities in math and science. 49 year old jimmie believed he was 19. Months after meeting sacks, jimmie did not recall ever meeting him. Beds and patients - made jimmie think he was in the hospital. Some of most important advances advances in biopsychological science have often impeded scientific progress. Thinking creatively - cornerstore of any science. Clinical (pertaining to illness or treatment) considerations are woven through the fabric of biopsych. Thinking of environmental pressures that likely led to the evolution of our brains and behaviour. Trying to understand biological phenomena by comparing them in different species.
