PSYC 2410 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Telling Stories, Endangerment, Confounding
17 Oct 2016
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The brain is an amazingly intricate network of neurons. Neurons = cells that receive and transmit electrochemical signals. Neuroscience = the scienti c study of the nervous system. Neuroscience comprises several related disciplines, including biopsychology. The case of jimmie g. , the man frozen in time: 49yr old man who served in the navy and was superior in math and science. When telling stories about his schooling he used past tense," while when telling stories about his recent time in the navy jimmie used present tense". 49 year old believed he was 19 oliver sacks discovered. Jimmie had good sensory, motor and cognitive abilities, however, he forgot everything that was said or shown to him within a few seconds unable to remember anything that had happened to him since his early 20s. Man frozen in time, a man without a recent past and no prospects for the future. Clinical implications: clinical = pertaining to illness or treatment.
