PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes -Insomnia, Prostate Cancer, Shortness Of Breath

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

Biological approach- to understand behaviour, we must examine the brain and nervous system. An assumption is that for every thought there"s a corresponding physical event taking place in the brain. Split brain patients- inability to do uncertain things. Two hemispheres are not connected to one another. Adapt to a situation to a certain degree. Left hemisphere- dominant hemisphere control the right hand side of the body mathematical abilities science logic analytic processes. Right hemisphere-controls the left side of the body arts music dance sculpture imagination. 10- 15% of left-handed people in the pop. If you are left-handed the cause is a pathological event in neonatal. Die 7-8 years earlier than right handed people. Syndrome a bunch of diverse set of symptoms. Pns- neural tissue outside the brain and spinal cord. Neurons- the most basic unit of the ns. Glial cells- acts as a glue to keep the ns intact.