Lecture 2 (DONE) Flashcards
Define physiological when it relates to behavioral neuroscience. YG
Understanding how the nervous system functions and is responsible for a given mental process or behavior
Define otogenetic when it relates to behavioral neuroscience.
Understanding how a structure or behavior develops
Define functional when it relates to behavioral neuroscience.
Why a structure or behavior evolved
Define comparative when it relates to behavioral neuroscience.
Relating a structure or behavior across species
Name the types of evidence.
Correlational, Necessary, and Causal
Why do male songbirds sing?
To attract mates, defend territory.
How does it develop?
learn from other song birds when they are young in the late summer/fall and sing by next spring.
How did the capacity evolve for songbirds?
Songbirds close to each other on the tree have similar songs.
What are the neural underpinnings of this behavior?
Nuclei in the hypothalamus Is bigger than females and other birds (CORRELATIONAL). When injected with chemicals to make this nuclei bigger, the birds sing (CASUAL). Take away the nuclei and they stop singing (necessary).
