PSYC 211 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-6: Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor, Excitatory Postsynaptic Potential, Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potential
8 Sep 2016
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Dualism: belief that the mind and body are separate, descartes. Monism: belief that the universe is everything that"s physically there, that the mind emerges from the workings of the physical brain. Unilateral neglect emerges from damage to the right parietal lobe, causing left-sided neglect. Experimental ablation: method of studying the brain by removing certain parts of animals" brains and then observing their behavior. Hemholtz discovered that neural conduction was slower than conduction through wires, by which electricity travels at the speed of light due to the nature of neurons, level of myelination, size of axons, etc. Functionalism: perspective of study emphasizing the usefulness of functions of the characteristics of living organisms theory of natural selection was developed around the discovery and study of these functions. Evolution of the human brain seemed to have a lot to do with its development slowing, called neoteny, allowing the brain to adapt to the environment and permitting a much greater deal of learning.
