PSY 352 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Spinal Cord, Narcolepsy, Problem Solving
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If a then b: sun is rising it is morning. All behavior is predetermined by environment & heredity. Actions are individually chosen people are responsible for behavior. Neurons respond in a set and predictable manner (fact) Brain is a vast network of neurons (fact) Brain is responsible for how we perceive and respond to stimuli responsible for how we behave (fact?) Movement caused by neuronal signals releasing chemicals that cause muscle contractions with its movement. Damage to neural connects results in loss of movement: spinal cord damage, parki(cid:374)so(cid:374)"s, degenerating neurons in substantia niagra. Specific brain areas are associated with specific emotions: olds & milner (1954) shocks to rats brain produce pleasure, heath (1963) narcolepsy (cid:862)happy(cid:863) (cid:271)utto(cid:374, drugs alter chemical activity alter emotional experiences. Penfield (1958) epilepsy: removal of brain areas. Gelberg-savig (2008) epilepsy: prior to conscious recall. Sheth, sandkuhler, bhattahararya (2009) problem solving: eeg identified active areas, up to 8 seconds, conclusion conscious experience product of neural activity.
