Intro, History, Future Flashcards
a multidisciplinary field that combines chemical, biological, and psychological prespectives to better understand neuron structure and function, cognition, emotion and behavior
neuroscience
the “director” that controls interactions between external and internal stimuli
the nervous system
which of the following does the nervous system NOT mediate?
a. thoughts and perceptions
b. bodily movements
c. behaviors
d. the weather
the weather lol
Ancient Egyptians \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ the brain after death, think it was unimportant. Early philosophers (~350 BCE) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ heart was the seat of mental capacity and behaviors. Later philosophers \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ the brain is the center of thoughts and emotions. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ recognized behavioral deficiencies in gladiators with head trauma.
discarded; believed; acknowledged; Galen
the mind and body are distinct and separable
Dualism; Rene Descartes
the mind and the body are the same (mind= physical construct of the brain)
Monism
___ ____ discovered damage to the left temporal lobe results in language deficits
Paul Broca
_____ _____ suffered personality and temperament changes b/c of brain damage (suggests that mental states= brain states)
Phineas Gage
neuroplasticity, social neuroscience, epigenetics, brain health and the microbiome
future areas of research of neuroscience
how biological and social factors affect behavior
social neuroscience
gene changes as you live
epigenetics
how does gut health affect mental health?
brain health + the microbiome
genes change throughout your life
Lazarus POV
nerve cells. the primary cells of the nervous system
neurons
part of the neuron that receives information through the dendrites
input zone