PSYC 309 Chapter Notes -Microelectrode, Wrinkle, Gyrus
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September 5th, 2013 lecture 1 introduction. What are cognitive processes? : parts, systems, and operations of mind, how we represent information in our minds, how information guides our thoughts and actions. Perception (what do you see in the world?) Social interaction (how we think and understand things about people) 12 multiple choice, 12 short answers (out of 14: mental representation emotion, neuropsychology, body understanding (spatial, etc) Individual cognition purchasing decisions, etc: social cognition thinking about others, picking up facial cues. September 10, 2013 lecture 2 mental representation. New tools to help patients reclaim damaged senses http://www. nytimes. com/2004/11/23/science/23sens. html?_r=1: cheryl schiltz became a wobbler 7 years ago. Infection after surgery, antibiotic damaged vestibular system (visual and gravitational stability) 3 years ago, experimental treatment brainport, strip of tape on tongue, 144 microelectrodes. Sensory substitution devices non-invasive; more mobile, less obtrusive (visual -> auditory/tactile: allow one set of sensory information to substitute for another in the brain, e. g.
