PSYB65H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Natural Selection, Materialism, Body Plan
20 May 2017
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Evolution of the human brain and behaviour: one of our early hominid ancestors was probably an australopithecus, who lived in. Chordate: animal that has both a brain and a spinal cord. Persistent vegetative state (pvs): condition in which a person is alive but unaware, unable to communicate or to function independently at even the most basic level. Minimally conscious state (mcs): condition in which a person can display some rudimentary behaviours, such as smiling or uttering a few words, but is otherwise not conscious. Locked-in syndrome: condition in which a patient is aware and awake but cannot move or communicate verbally because of complete paralysis of nearly all voluntary muscles except the eyes. Materialism: philosophical position that behaviour can be explained as a function of the nervous system without recourse to the mind. Mentalism: the explanation of behaviour as a function of the nonmaterial mind. Dualism: philosophical position that both a nonmaterial mind and a material body contribute to behaviour.
