PSY290H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Lumosity, Theory Of Multiple Intelligences, Neuroplasticity
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Use lecture notes to guide what you read. If over 75% you get 4/4 on grade. 4% help a peer - posting and answering questions. Psychology: study of behaviour, cognition, mind, thinking, actions. The mind as a system, how it works, process information and give it meaning. Physiological processes and role of parts of the brain. How do all these elements contribute to how the brain works. We do not truly know it, but in 2009 a researcher realized that no one can probably assess how many neutrons are there. We aslo have other cells in the brain, other than neurons. 10% popular answer - a researcher looking at animal models in the 90"s to see what happens in the behaviour. He concluded that much of brain capacity is not being used. Others, took this idea further, saying that 90% of the brain is dormant, or that we only use 10% of the capacity.
