PSYC 2650 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Gestalt Psychology, Prosopagnosia, Positron

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2650
• Professor: Anneke Olthof

Document Summary

The roots of the cognitive revolution: transcendental model, kant, you being with the observable facts and then work back from these observations. But we also know that mental processes cannot be observed directly, we learned that from the downfall of introspection. You resemble my father but trigger no sense of familiarity, so you must be some else. What do we learn from capgras syndrome: amygdala plays a crucial role in supporting the feeling of familiarity, parts of the brain must work together for simple achievements. The results of ct or mri scans are relatively stable, changing only if the person"s brain structure changes (because of injury or tumor growth) Results of pet or fmri scans are highly variable because the results depend on what task the person is performing. Motor areas: primary projection areas: input and output, primary motor projection areas: departure point, applied electric to animals on anesthetics.