PSY100H1 Chapter 6-8: Textbook chapters6-8, 10
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Much progress has been made in identifying neurotransmitters (chemicals that communicate messages through nerve cells) and their functions. It has been discovered that hundreds of substances (including neurotransmitters) influence mental activity and behaviour. an increased understanding of the influence of genetic processes. Scientists have been able to map out the human genome- the basic genetic code or blueprint for the human body. Various techniques have also been developed to study the link between genes and behaviour. the development of methods to observe the brain in action- brain imaging. Researchers have only been able to do this since the late 1980s. This has enabled them to better understand how the brain produces human perceptual experience, for example. evolutionary theory- emphasizes that the brain is an organ that has evolved over millions of years to solve problems related to survival and reproduction.
