PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Franz Joseph Gall, Central Nervous System, Receptive Aphasia
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-> influenced by two traditional foci of experimental and theoretical investigations into brain function: 1. ) brain hypothesis, the idea that the brain is the source of behaviour. 2. ) neuron hypothesis, the idea that the unit of brain structure and function is the neuron, or nerve cell. What is the brain: brain is old english word for: tissue found within the skull. -> layer of gray matter on surface of cerebral hemispheres & composed of neurons & their synaptic connections which form from four to six sublayers. -> most conspicuous outer feature of the brain is the crinkled tissue that has expanded from front of the tube to such an ex-tent that it folds over and covers much of the rest of the brain. 1. ) temporal lobe- located same place as thumb on upraised fist; underneath lateral fissure. 2. ) frontal lobe- lying above temporal love, located in front of the brain. 3. ) parietal lobe- located behind the frontal lobe.
