PSYC3317 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Axon Terminal, Cognitive Psychology, Dendrite
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Observations of behaviour rather than observations of brain during behaviour. Models of cognition that do not make direct reference to the brain e. g. info processing models were popular from the 1950"s onwards. Later models were inspired by thinking of the mind as a series of routines alike to computers. Mental representations- sense in which properties of the outside world are stimulated by cognition. Neural representations- the way in which properties of the outside world manifest themselves in the neural signal. Cog neuroscience was made possible by technological advances in studying the brain. Phrenology- does the brain need cognitive psychology- diff parts of cortex serve diff functions- diff in personality traits manifest in differences in cotical size and bumps on the skull. Functional specialisation- diff regions of the brain are specialised for diff functions. Important to consider computational process rather than localisation- also to consider how brain systems interact.
