PS267 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Justin Trudeau, Superior Frontal Gyrus, Caudate Nucleus
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Reason our brains developed so much bigger than other animals. Situations/contexts determine how we act and think and most situations involve people. We form a sense of self and develop impressions of other people through interactions with family, friends, co-workers and even strangers. Social cognitive neuroscience examines neural bases of these processes. A lot of social psychologists are now turning to imagining tools to see neural underpinnings of social behavior. H. m one of most famous neurological patient and phineas gage = two most famous patients in neuroscience. Building railroad in vermont as a foreman/manager well liked, respected. When they were laying out the track, they"d blast away any rocks with dynamite. He was standing above the hole when he was shoving in dynamite with a pole, the thing ignited and the pole flew into his brain, through his eye socket. Miraculously, he survived however; he became angry, violent, and inappropriate and was unable to behave properly.
