Lecture 1 Flashcards
1
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Dualism
A
The view that the mind and body function separately, without interchange.
2
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Hypothesis
A
A potential answer to a question.
3
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Marie-Jean-Pierre Flouren
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- French physiologist who was the first to demonstrate experimentally the general functions of the major portions of the vertebrate brain.
- Flourens conducted a series of experiments to determine physiological changes in pigeons after removal of certain portions of their brains.
4
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Is dualism compatible with what we know about the brain?
A
No.
5
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The Scientific Method
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- Ask a question
- Form a hypothesis
- Test the hypothesis with an experiment
- Analyze the results & evaluate your hypothesis
- Communicate those results
6
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Franz Joseph Gall
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- 19th Century Austrian medical student.
- Claimed as the founder of phrenology.
7
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Gyrus
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- (pl. gyri) is the ridge on the cerebral cortex.
- (The “bumps” that cover the outside of the brain).
