PSYC 4034 Chapter : PSYC 4034 Physiological Psychology

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Psyc 4034 physiological psychology 8/22/2012 8:30:00 pm. Psychological subjects are explained best with physical (materialistic) concepts: point of view that"s at variance with mentalistic type of psychology that have no reference to physical processes. He put a metal hook through the spinal cord attached to a metal plate and then applied an electric charge. Johannes muller (19th century: founder of physiology; science of living organisms; he did work on physiology of sensation or sensory physiology, they were interested in the possibility of explaining the physical basis for things like vision/olfaction/touch etc. This is still true that there are places in the brain that are primarily responsible for certain functions. Eduard hitzig: soldier in army and was cleaning the head wound of a guy who had been shot in the head. He noticed when he went into the brain to remove debris, he saw the dude twitch in response.

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