NBB 302 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Neuroanatomy, Hominidae, Motor Coordination

• School: Emory University
• Department: Neuroscience & Behavioral Sci
• Course: NBB 302
• Professor: Manns Joseph

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Chapter 1: a brief history of cognitive neuroscience. He identified and named brain regions, came up with the principle of neuronal conduction, etc. and is considered the founder of clinical neuroscience. A historical perspective: the te(cid:396)(cid:373) (cid:862)(cid:272)og(cid:374)iti(cid:448)e (cid:374)eu(cid:396)os(cid:272)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:863) (cid:449)as (cid:272)oi(cid:374)ed i(cid:374) the (cid:1005)97(cid:1004)s a(cid:374)d des(cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:271)es the li(cid:374)k between brain function and the mind, evolution of the human brain, primate brain appeared between 23-34 mya. It evolved into the larger brains of the great apes between 23 and 7 mya. In 19th century, the popularization of the scientific method helped to advance research. 1836- patients with left-hemisphere lesions showed speech disturbances. Jackson noted that it was rare for a lesion to completely eliminate a function, suggesting that other brain regions contributed to that function. Mid-1800s- john hughlings jackson proposed topographic organization of the cerebral cortex. 1861- broca described aphasia in a patient who had a lesion in left hemisphere of inferior frontal lobe (broca"s area).