PSY 1305 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Myelin, Resting Potential, Neuron
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Franz gall: invented phrenology- a theory that claimed bumps on the skull could reveal our mental abilities and our character traits. Phrenology did help scientists to begin thinking about links among our biology, behavior, and mental processes. Biological psychologists- a branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior. (some biological psychologists call themselves behavioral neuroscientists, neuropsychologists, behavior geneticists, physiological psychologists, or bio psychologists). The body"s information system in built from billions of interconnected cells called neurons. Humans are each a system composed of subsystems that are in turn composed of even smaller subsystems. Tiny cells organize to form such body organs as the stomach, heart, and brain. These organs in turn form larger systems of digestion, circulation, and information processing. And those systems are part of an even larger system- the individual, who in turn is part of a family, culture, and community.
