Psychology 2135A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Absolute Threshold, James Vicary, Subliminal Stimuli

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2135A/B
• Professor: John Campbell

Document Summary

Left side (language side) of joe"s brain infers meaning. Shows joe faces made out of fruit (right hemisphere: left he sees fruit, right he sees face (prosopagnosia) The brain as an organ of the mind. Cognitive neuroscience: the field of psychology that aims to discover the brain mechanisms that give rise to human mental functions, an ambitious goal that requires multiple research approaches. Neuroscientists assumes the mind is modular: i. e. , composed of different parts, each of which performs a a different cognitive function. Memory and movement intact, could learn new things. Damage to his frontal cortex, personality is located in this area of the brain. Facial expressions were unrecognizable (lost key components to social brain. Not responding to visual stimuli emotionally (joe video) Aphasia partial or total loss of the ability to communicate. Depending on the location of the damage, the specific issue will differ: broca"s & wernicke"s area/aphasia.