PSYC 213 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Emergence, Gestalt Psychology, Neurology
14 Jul 2014
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Cognitive neuroscientists assume mind is composed of specific parts (modules: sections of brain, each. The brain as the organ of the mind: phrenology: study of shape, size, protusions of cranium in attempt to discover relation of parts of the. Page understanding of human brain operations (ie. rat brain much dedicated to olfactory input vs. human brain much dedicated to visual input) 3: positron emission tomography (pet): imaging technique in which participant injected with radioactive substance that mingles with blood and circulates to brain. Psyc 213 blood flow to that area (to replenish with oxygen: con: limits on amount of radiation participant can be exposed, thus limits info obtained. Summary combine behavioral measures with static brain-imaging techniques=strong link between behavior and structure. Blindsight" typically attributed to visual pathways bypassing primary cortex also result from cortical sparing within lesioned area cognitive neuroscience studies brain mechanisms giving rise to human cognition and behavior localization of function has long been a source of debate.
