PSYC 207 : PSYC 207 .docx
Document Summary
Scientific study of behavior, the mind and the brain. Study of the biology that gives rise to cognitive and behavior. Cardiac hypothesis: the heart gave rise to the mind. Brain is the organ of the mind. Was a surgeon, proposed brain hypothesis, noticed brain injury resulted in decreased localization of control. Brain hypothesis: the idea that the brain is the source of behavior. Reflexes: nerves are hollow tubes and reflexes are result of stimulus, brain can suppressed reflexes, some reflexes go away through development. Ex, quadriplegia, big reflexes/ als, either increased reflexes or diminished reflexes. Role of the pineal gland: suggested the mind influences the body through the pineal gland. Thomas hobbes- believed in materialism- brain gives rise to mind mind is what the brain does . Phrenology: felt people"s scalps, looking for bumps (idea that brain grows bigger in more active parts) to determine behavior and personality. Localization of function first proposed by gall, his function mapping was incorrect.
