Chapter 1

Question 1

Descartes believed the __________ was the point of connection between brain and soul; also believed that neural activity _____ nerves to and from the brain

Answer 1

pineal gland; “flows”

Question 2

dualism is:

Answer 2

the notion promoted by Descartes, that the mind has an immaterial aspect that is distinct from the material body and brain

Question 3

Ramon y Cajal’s “Neural Doctrine” states four things; those are:

Answer 3

1) neurons are the structural and functional units of the nervous system; 2) they are discrete bodies; 3) they contain dendrites, somas, and axons, 4) their impulses are directional

Question 4

somatic intervention is:

Answer 4

manipulating body structure/function to look for behavioral changes

Question 5

behavioral intervention is:

Answer 5

manipulating behavior to look for changes in body structure/function

Question 6

the levels of analysis:

Answer 6

molecular level < synaptic level < cellular level < circuit level < brain region level < neural systems level < organ level < social level