PSYC 271 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Axon Hillock, Posterior Cerebral Artery, Axon Terminal
27 Aug 2016
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The ultimate function of the nervous system is behaviour. History of biopsychology: descartes was the first to suggest that a link exists between the human mind and the brain. Mind controlled movements of the body while the body supplied the mind with information about what was happening in the environment. Led to the development of experimental physiology: johannes muller (19th century) Although all nerves carry the same basic message (electric impulse), the messages are perceived in different ways depending on how they are carried (optic nerve versus auditory nerves: sent through different channels, localization of function. Brain is functionally divided to receive different messages from different nerves: phrenological theory. Depressions and bumps in the skull indicated the size of the underlying area of the brain and indicated the part of the brain controlling personality traits. Supported localization of function theory: experimental ablation.
