PSY 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Amnesia, Neuron, Phineas Gage
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A field of study that relates behaviour to bodily processes, especially the brain. Primary focus on the central nervous system. Main goal of study is to understand behaviour and experience in terms of their biological substrates. Purpose of course is to better understand link between brain and behaviour. Want to study brain and behaviour for treatment regimes, remediation, help us better understand ourselves whether we are functioning normally or not, growing rate of disorders. 6 divisions of biopsychology: physiological psychology, psychopharmacology, neuropsychology, psychophysiology, cognitive neuroscience, comparative psychology. An iron rod went through his brain. Focus on who gage was before the accident (personality, behaviour, demeanour) and how he changed after the accident, areas of brain that were effected. Before the accident: intelligent, well balanced man, honest, reliable, modest, in charge, makes informed conscientious decisions (effective critical thinking) Limbic system and frontal cortex and connections were damaged.
