PSYC 211 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-6: Parahippocampal Gyrus, Ethylamine, Idazoxan

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*these notes are what is not added to the lecture slides. Consciousness simple wakefulness: can be altered by changes in the structure or chemistry of the brain (physiological function) Verbal communication makes cooperation possible: establish customs, laws of behavior. Damage to particular part of brain. Our behavior can be guided by sensory information of which we are completely unaware: common belief that perceptions must enter consciousness to affect our behavior = wrong. More primitive system (fish and frogs) evolved first (eye movements and attention to sudden movements), more complex, second (that mammals have: mr. j was blind but could still grab things. Only mammalian visual system has direct connections with the parts of the brain responsible for consciousness. Blindsight the ability of a person who cannot see objects in his or her blind field to accurately reach for them while remaining unconscious of perceiving them, caused by damage to.

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