PSY 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 35: Psy, Gyrus, Phineas Gage
Document Summary
Better understanding of how complex cognitive and affective behavior is mediated by the brain. The idea that the mind and body are separate. Phrenology the study of the physical shape of the human head, based on the belief that variations in the skull"s surface can reveal specific intellectual and personality traits, today it is understood to lack validity. Brain is composed of 35 areas with different functions and that the brain grows to accommodate functions. Removed localized portions of cortex and noted their effects on bird behaviors. Found that damaging different areas yielded same result. Idea that all sensations and perceptions occupy the same cerebral organs- specific brain regions are associated with specific functions. Neurons are the basic functional units of the brain, which can be studied to understand how the mind works. 52 areas described on the basis of cell structure and arrangement. Consistent with localization - different cytoarchitecture corresponds to different function.
