PSYC 2410 Midterm: Neuroscience Review

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2410
• Professor: Boyer Winters

Document Summary

Sept. 8/ sept. 13 chapter 1 anatomy and functions of central nervous system. Krasakoff"s sy(cid:374)dro(cid:373)e: severe memory loss, brain damage associated with lack of thiamine (vitamin b1) deficiency, similar to brain damage in alcoholics. Coolidge effect: copulating male becomes incapable of continuing sex with one female can often recommence copulating with a new female partner. Also works with females: means of using dependent and independent variables. Research in psychology: comparative approach: (cid:272)o(cid:373)pa(cid:396)es hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)s a(cid:374)d a(cid:374)i(cid:373)al"s (cid:271)(cid:396)ai(cid:374)s, experimental: measures causation, non-experimental: does not measure causation. Morga(cid:374)"s ca(cid:374)o(cid:374: when there are several explanations and interpretations for behavioural observation, not all of which are true and able to confirm. Sept. 15/ sept. 20 chapter 3 anatomy and functions of central nervous system. General nervous system layout: central nervous system: (cns) made up of brain and spinal cord. Horizontal cut: cut across at eye level. Coronal cut: like corona, cut from (b)ear to (b)ear: peripheral nervous system: (pns) made up of nerves and ganglia.