intro Flashcards
what are tinbergen’s 4 questions
- In which way does the behaviour increase the animal’s fitness?
- How has the behaviour beenmodified by evolution?
- What causes the behaviour to beperformed?
- How has the behaviour developed during the lifetime of the individual?
aristotle’s view on mind, brain and behaviour
the mind controls behaviour, its located in the heart. the brain is in the body cooling system
hippocrates’s view on mind, brain and behaviour
the brain is the seat of the mind, its connected to the sense organs and the muscles
Decartes’ view on mind, brain and behaviour
a dualist; mind and brain are separable. the brain and body work like a machine, our soul direct our brain via the pineal gland
patricia churchland’s view on mind, brain and behaviour
The neurobiology of the brain generates our conscious mind and behaviour and the mind. This view is “materialism”.
evidence that brain underlies behaviour
person
phinneas cage
evidence that brain underlies behaviour
species
Evolutionarily preserved behaviour –different brains produce the same responses -> rats, monkeys, babies
evidence that brain underlies behaviour
study
electrical activity in the brain corresponds with perception - penfield & boldrey, 1937
neuropsychology- infer function from the effects of damage
phinneas cage
imagining the human brain:PET
- Positron emission tomography
- Inject radioactive tracer and detect radiation
- Binding of tracer molecules – quantify number of endogenous proteins (e.g. neurotransmitter receptors, beta amyloid), and brain activity (e.g. glucose uptake)
what is physiology
- recording brain activity
- electrophysiology
- use brain tissue or live animals
maniupulative physiology
- Manipulate brain activity and study brain structure and function, and behaviour
- Lesions/disease model
- Pharmacology
- Genetics
