PSYCH 2NF3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1.1: Craniotomy, Traumatic Brain Injury, Brainstem
18 Sep 2018
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Loved golf: continued to excel but couldn"t remember how to cook (which was his job) His brain damage: ct scan , showed damage on both right and left sides of brain, craniotomy (skull removal) performed , over right and left frontal cortex. After the injury: was not able to multitask, was a cook, but was not able to do it anymore lost his sense of small and taste. Tbi = trauamatic brain injury: suffered by 1. 7 us citizens annually (of those who report it, most frequently occurs in children under age 6 and adults over 65. Neuropsychology: the scientific study of the relation between brain fuction and behavior. Strongly influenced by two theoretical investigations of brain function: Investigates the brain-behaviour relationship: (1) brain theory and (2) neuron theory. Brain theory: the brain is the source of behavior. Neuron theory: the unit of brain structure and function is the neuron.
