PSYC 271 Chapter Notes -Cutaneous Receptor, Golgi Tendon Organ, Semicircular Canals
31 Jan 2014
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Conditioned catalepsy: legions in the dopamine pathways increased catalepsy. See heading (effect of drugs depend on the environment: dopamine is contained in the substanta nigra. Drugs that affect the dopamine system can produce environment- dependent effects and biological effects. Just because a drop blocks a receptor, does not necessarily produce a certain effect. The brain is a network of neurons. Neurons receive and transmit electrochemical signals. Text pages 1- 19 (as per lecture 2) Simpler brain and behaviour (easier to determine relationship between areas of the brain and specific. Able to report subjective experiences. Understanding of the human brain is most. Comparative approach: insight into brain- behaviour relationship can be determined by complete when testing on the human brain observing different species. Environment and neurotransmitters interact Advantages of human test subjects. Advantages of nonhuman test subjects. The goal of an experiment is to determine causation. Between- subjects design: a different group of subjects is tested under each condition.
