PSYC 2400H Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Epiphenomenalism, Isomorphism, Aphasia
17 Nov 2018
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Different parts of the brain, each of which is responsible for particular cognitive operations. The study of the shape, size, and protrusions of the cranium in an attempt to discover the relationships between parts if the brain and various mental activities and abilities. The idea that there is a direct correspondence between specific cognitive functions and specific parts of the brain. Learning and memory depend on the total mass of brain tissue remaining rather than the properties of individual cells. Although some areas of the cortex may become specialized for certain tasks, any part of an area can (within limits) do the job of any other part of that area. Mind is a superfluous by-product of bodily functioning. Mind and brain are two aspects of the same reality, and they operate in parallel. Mental events and neural events share the same structure.
