PSYC 3030 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Endocrine System, Behavioral Neuroscience
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1. 3 kilograms, 100 billion neurons, 100 trillion connections. Neuroscience- scientific study of the nervous system. Pure/basic research-building blocks of knowledge, understand how things work. Applied research-specific problem w/direct benefit to humans. Evolutionary perspective-environment pressures likely lead to evolution of our brains and behaviour biopsychological insights. Comparative approach-undestand biological phenomena by comparing them in different species. Neuroplasticity-plastic (changeable) grows/changes in response to individuals genes/experience. Between subjects design-different group of subjects under each condition. Within subjects design-same group under each condition. Coolidge effect-sexual behaviour in hamsters have a boy and a girl in cage have sex till tired, remove female, but new in and the mall will continue. Neurochemistry-study of chemical bases of neural activity. Neuroendocrinology-interactions between nervous system and endocrine system. Neuropharamacology-study of the effects of drugs on neural activity. Neurophysiology-study functions and activities of nervous system. Psychophysiology-relation between physiological activity and psychological processes in human subjects. Converging operations-one approach strengths compensate for another"s weakness.
