PSYB65H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Archaic Humans, Neuropsychology, Intracranial Pressure
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Connected to the rest of the body via the spinal cord. Processes radiating out beyond cns constitute the pns. Human ns composed of cells, nerve cells neurons which control behaviour. Embodied behaviour: the mvmnts we make and perceive are central to the behaviour aids in communication and expression, along w/ other functions. eye mvmnts are made while imagining or visualising smthing. Muscles of larynx subliminally move while thinking in words and subliminal. Evidence of hallucinations (possibly brain compensating for the lack of sensory. Woodburn heron: depriving brain of sensory input; input) The cns needs ongoing sensory stimulation from both environment & the body. Brain communicates by producing own mvmnt & observing that of others. Locked-in syndrome: condition in which a patient is aware and awake but cannot move or communicate verbally b/c of complete paralysis of nearly all voluntary muscles except for the eyes.
