PSYB65H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Stria Terminalis, Basal Ganglia, Lentiform Nucleus
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Cognitive neuroscience- how the brain enables the brain. Cognitive meaning the process of knowing and neuroscience, meaning how the nervous system is organized and functions. Anatomical personlogy- a careful analysis of the skull could describe personality of the person inside the skull. Phrenology-the idea that character could be divined through palpating the skull. Aggregate field theory-the notion that the whole brain participated in behavior. Topographic- a map of the body represented across a particular cortical area. Cytoarchitectonic or cellular architecture- how cells differ between different brain regions (brodmann). Uses the microanatomy of cells and their organization to subdivide the cortex. Syncytium-a continuous mass of tissue that shares a common cytoplasm. Neuron doctrine-the concept that the nervous system is made up of individual cells. Rationalism- all knowledge could be gained through the use of reason alone. Empiricism- the idea that all knowledge comes from sensory experience, that the brain began life as a blank slate.
