PSYC 211 Lecture Notes - Methylphenidate, Diencephalon, Progenitor Cell
4 Apr 2013
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Early in time, people believe that they posse mind, soul, spirit. Dualism: belief in the dual nature of reality. Mind and body are separate; the body is made of ordinary matter, but the mind is not. Monism: belief that everything in the universe consists of matter and energy and that mind is a phenomenon produced by the workings of the nervous system (mind is a byproduct of our nervous system) Our sense organ and our lab instruments are manifestation of the physical world: matter and energy. Blindsight: it is a phenomena that is seen after partial damage to the mammalian visual system on one side of the brain. Definition: several phenomena involving the human brain provide insight ( )into the nature of consciousness. One of these phenomena, cause by damage to a particular part of the brain is known as bindsight. ---if damaged, cannot perceive the world into conscious.
