PHGY 209 Lecture Notes - Phineas Gage, Perfectly Clear, Motor Cortex
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Reading list: will be tested on the final: chapter 6 (structure of the nervous system): section d, but skip autonomic ns, chapter 7 (sensory physiology, chapter 8 (consciousness, the brain, and behavior, chapter 10 (control of movement) Structure and function of the central nervous system (idea evolving in the late 1800s: the brain is not a bag of cells. The interactions through the trillions of slightly different: here is a map of how the brain worked, developed by neuroscientists in the late 1800s. Not quite accurate, but good concept: self-esteem lobe(?) at the top (will be on the final, tune area near the eye: always an interesting question why above the eye and not the ear, hope area. We got to understand the structure and the function relationship through the unfortunate occurrence of brain injuries (100,000 injuries for the past 10,000 years): phineas gage (1823-1860): worker on the railroad in vermont.
