PSYB32H3 Lecture : Current Paradigms and the Role of Cultural Factors
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Psyb32: current paradigms and the role of cultural factors. Conceptual framework or approach within which a scientist works. Biological clinician looks for a biological marker. Family method: used to study a genetic predisposition among members of a family because the average number of genes shared by two blood relatives is known. Twin method: monozygotic (mx) twins identical twins, share 100% genetic make up, dizygotic (dz) not identical. Adoptees method: (environmental factor: the study of when the twins are adopted and reared apart, another way of studying what the influence of our environment might cause, concordant/disconcordant: set of twins have/don"t have same illness. Neurotransmission: chemical molecules are activated when an electrical current runs through or freeze them, the molecules that move from one neuro to another is called neuro transmitters. Cortical structure is on the exterior part of the brain: frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, temporal lobe higher cognitive function attention thinking language.
