PSYC 2410 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Cognitive Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience, Human Brain
30 Nov 2016
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Human brain- wrinkled, walnut shaped hunk of tissue weighing about 1. 3 kilograms. The brain is an amazing intricate network of neurons: cells that receive and transmit electrochemical signals. The case of jimmie g. , the man frozen in time. An intelligent man with superior abilities in math and science, who could describe his experience the navy in great detail. He never talked about anything that happened after his time in the navy. He believer that he was 19 years old, and was frantic when looking in the mirror and his actual 49 year old self. Further testing confirmed what dr. sack"s feared: although jimmie had good sensory, motor, and cognitive abilities he forgot everything that was said or shown to him within a few seconds. He could not remember anything that had happened to him since his early 20s and he was not going to remember anything that happened to him for the rest of his life.
