PSYCH 2NF3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1.2: Pineal Gland, Autonomic Nervous System, Brainstem
18 Sep 2018
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Chapter 1. 2 perspectives on brain and behavior. Brain and spinal cord make up the cns: cns connected to rest of body through nerve fibres. Pns: made up of the nerve fibers that carry information to and from the cns: subdivisions = somatic nervous system (sns) and autonomic nervous system (ans) Difference between pns and cns: pns tissue will regrow after damage: explains why ld"s higher brain functions do not work (multitasking) but his golf game may improve. Two subdivisions: somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system. Sns: sensory connections to receptors in the skin, motor connections to body muscles. Ans: sensory and motor connections to internal body organs, controls organ movement. Motor pathways" : groups of nerve fibres that connect the brain and spinal cord to the body"s muscles through the sns chapter 1. 2: perspectives on the brain and behavior three classic theories of neuropsychology, mentalism, dualism, materialism. Aristotle: mentalism first person to develop a formal theory of behavior.
