NATS 1860 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Walter Bradford Cannon, Rubber Band, Prefrontal Cortex
9 Dec 2012
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Depth of sleep curve: (page 244) this was a concept devised using a pendular hammer banging on a piece of wood in order to test the sensitivity to sensory stimulation. Kohlschutter came up with this experiment at 30 to. 60 minute intervals of sleep onset, and the hammer was gradually raised in order to increase loudness to the supposed awakening point. Kohlschutter is significant to neuroscience because he was one of the scientists to specifically eliminate a great amount of data in order to achieve his idealized sleep curve . He"s also significant because he was one of the 19th century scientists to use charts to record things mechanically through instruments. These tests were made to achieve specific results that they wanted to see, which is why sometimes scientists would give falsified data. Maria manasseina: (245) one of the only few russian women trained as physician in the late 19th century.
