PSYB65H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Tabula Rasa, Pineal Gland, Phlegm
5 Jan 2015
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Craniotomy (replace bone flap)/ectomy (remove bone flap and don"t put it back right. Psychology has a long past but only a short history . - hermann ebbinghaus. Famous early cog. neuropsych. got us to u/st mem. from sci. /hard-data stand point. Written rec. f/ u/st ourselves as individ. /as a society is very limited; 8-10 thous. years in comp. to how long there has been a universe, we"re a blip on the radar. Surgical procedure: hole in skull; individ. survived (some don"t) U/st that a/f traum. brain injury there is swelling; relieving pressure by removing bone flap/skull cap person might survive; still do this today. Multiple holes found in some individuals: u/st why people were experiencing epileptic seizures perhaps thought people were possessed away); exposing brain. Depressed skull fractures - bone pushed into the cavity of skull, relieves pressure to push bone back out.
