PS365 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hierarchical Organization, Monism, Corticospinal Tract
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What is neuropsychology? scientific study of the relation between brain function and behavior. Draws from many disciplines, including anatomy, biology, pharmacology and philosophy. Experimental results from neuropsychological investigations can be used to identify traumatic brain injury impairment. Assessment: set of tests that can determine the issue. Prognosis: will they be able to do the things you can do again, can make predictions how well a person will recover. Millions of patients: 2 million patients with tbi, 5. 5 (cid:373)illio(cid:374)s (cid:272)ases of alzhei(cid:373)er"s factor i(cid:374) all other possi(cid:271)le disorders, parki(cid:374)so(cid:374)"s, m , perhaps 20-30 millions individuals needing neuropsychological attention. But proposed that the seat of the mind was the heart: a(cid:374)d that the (cid:271)rai(cid:374)"s (cid:373)ai(cid:374) fu(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374) (cid:449)as to (cid:272)ool the (cid:271)lood. Body: material, with spatial extent, performs like a machine, responds mechanically and reflexively to events. Mind: nonmaterial and without spatial, mind decides what movements the machine should make, located in the pineal body.
