chapter 1

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human brain (weighing)

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1.3 kilograms

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scientific study of nervous science

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neuroscience

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• The scientific study of the biology of behavior.

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Biopsychology

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cell that receive and transmit electrochemical signals

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neurons

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situation was heart-wrenching. Unable to form
new lasting memories, he was, in effect, a man frozen in time, a man without a recent past and no prospects for a future, stuck in a continuous present, lacking any context or
meaning.

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Jimmie G

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3 other referred name of biopsychology

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Psychobiology, Behavioral Biology, Behavioral neuroscience

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proposed that complex psychological phenomena might be produced by brain activity. ( DISCREDIT BECAUSE IT IS TOO COMPLEX)

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Hebb (1949)

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disciplines of neuroscience that are particularly relevant to biopsychology

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Neuroanatomy
Neuroendocrinology
Neurochemistry
Neuropathology
Neuropharmacology
Neurophysiology

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The study of the structure of the nervous system

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Neuroanatomy

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The study of the chemical bases of neural activity.

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Neurochemistry

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• The study of the interactions between the nervous system and the endocrine system.

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Neuroendocrinology

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The study of nervous system disorders.

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Neuropathology

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The study of the effects of drugs on neural activity.

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Neuropharmacology

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The study of the functions and activities of the nervous system

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Neurophysiology

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Three (3) Dimensions along which approaches to biopsychological research vary

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Human and non-human subjects
Formal experiments and non- experimental studies
Pure or applied

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gain insight by making comparisons with other species.

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Comparative Approach

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They can follow instructions.
They make subjective reports.
They are often cheaper to work with.

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Human

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Simpler brains makes it more likely that brain-behavior interactions will be revealed

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Non- human

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In non-experiments, the researcher does not control the variable of interest

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• Quasi Experimental studies
• Case studies

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different groups of subjects tested under each condition.

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between- subjects design

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same group of subjects tested under each condition.

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Within- subjects design

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an example of control of confounded variables
males exhibit renewed sexual interest whenever a new female is introduced, even after sex with prior but still available sexual partners.

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Coolidge effect

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Studies of groups of subjects exposed to conditions in the real world.

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Quasi- experimental studies

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Studies that focus on a single case or subject.
* Often provide more in-depth picture than any

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Case studies

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the degree to which results can be applied to other cases.

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Generalizability

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Conducted for the purpose of acquiring knowledge

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pure research

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Research intended to bring about some direct benefit to humankind

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Applied research

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Six division of biopsychology

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Physiological Psychology, Psychopharmacology, Neuropsychology, Psychophysiology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Comparative psychology

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Studies the neural mechanisms of behavior through the direct manipulation of the brain in controlled experiments.

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Physiological Psychology

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Focuses on the manipulation of neural activity and behavior with drugs; the purpose of many, is to develop therapeutic drugs or to reduce drug abuse.

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psychopharmacology

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Study of the psychological effects of brain damage in human patients; usually has a clinical emphasis

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neuropsychology

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Studies the relation between physiological activity and psychological processes in human subjects.

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Psychophysiology

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usual measure of brain activity

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scalp electroencephalogram EEG

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psychophysiological measures are:

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muscle tension, eye movement, several indicator of ANS ACTIVITY (heart rate, blood pressure, pupil dilation, electric conductance of the skin)

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Studies the neural mechanisms of human cognition, largely through the use of functional brain imaging.

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cognitive neuroscience

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major method of cognitive neuroscience

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functional brain imaging

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Study of evolution, genetics and adaptiveness of behavior, largely through the use of comparative methods.

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Comparative Psychology

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the study of animal behaviorists natural environment.

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ethological research

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a subfield that focuses on understanding behavior by considering its likely evolutionary origins.

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evolutionary psychology

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the study of genetic influences on behavior.

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behavioral genetics

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using multiple approaches to address a single question.

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converging operations

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A condition characterized by severe memory loss and most commonly seen in alcoholics.

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Korsakoff’s syndrome

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First described in the late 19th century by a russian neuropsychiatrist

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Sergei Sergeievich Korsakoff

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A surgical procedure in which the connections between the prefrontal lobes and the rest of the brain are cut as a treatment for mental illness. ( DR. EGAS MONIZ 1949)

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PREFRONTAL LOBOTOMY

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Was developed in Italy And then Popularized in the United States by Walter Freeman in the late 1940s.

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TRANSORBITAL LOBOTOMY

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It involved inserting an ice-pick-like device

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LEUCOTOME