cognitive neuroscience

Question 1

how does it consider behaviour

Answer 1

the brain’s underlying structures and processes determine how we act and think, mental processes have neurological processes

Question 2

how do they study behaviour

Answer 2

through objective methods such as brain imaging techniques like fMRI and PET scans, systtematically observes neurological basis of mental processes

Question 3

what have brain scans highlighted

Answer 3

the distinction between different types of LTM. for example the hippocampus is associated with episodic memory and the temporal love associated with semantic memory
also established link for mental disorders - parahippocampal gyrus links to ocd

Question 4

what scout do we use

Answer 4

supporting evidence, usefulness, testability (pete

Question 5

pet supporting evidence

Answer 5

supporting evidence - phineas gage
e - what happened to him and ratiu et al’s findings damage to frontal lobe changed behaviour
t-supports approachs ideas and demonstrates how specific parts of the brain’s structure are responsible for specific roles

Question 6

pet usefulness

Answer 6

p-useful - brain imaging
e-direct evidence of how brain works. different types of ltm, real world application so we can diagnose and treat disorders by dtecting abnormalities linked to conditions like alzheimers and depression. also develops targeted therapies for specific neural pathways
t- technology allows us to understand how to treat conditions scientifically

Question 7

pete testability

Answer 7

p-can be reductionist
e- it focuses on brain acitivities and neural mechanisms so it neglects the role environmental and social factors
t-it narrows the ability to provide a holistic view of human behaviour
e-breaking complex behaviours into neural mechanisms allows for a more scientific and measurable understanding of cognition