PSYCH 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Brainstem, New Idea, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
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Psych 112. 001 lecture 3 secrets of the mind. Damage in small part of the brain can cause a large change in perception. Doctor investigates how the brain works through case studies: the brain is the most complex group of matter. 100 billion nerve cells with many combinations. In the brain there is a map of every surface of the body and every point has an image. When there is no input from on part of the body the brain compensates by triggering other sensors. Suggests that pain is a construct of the mind. Brain is conscious of something that isn"t there. New idea eyeball to thalamus to visual cortex. Older idea eye to brain stem to higher centers of the brain: allows autopilot helps narrow down visual information. Capgras delusion: where people think that those close to them are imposters, when people look at an object it triggers their temporal lobes. Capgras the message is not going to the amygdala.
