Method & Cogn. Neuroscience

Question 1

What supports the idea that the mind is immaterial and the brain is physical and these two interact

Answer 1

Interactionism

Question 2

Who suggested that the pineal gland is the “principal seat of the soul”, full of animal spirit and the interaction occurs

Answer 2

Rene Descartes

Question 3

What suggest that mental thought (mind) is the result of physical events (brain), so that the mind is a by-product of brain activity

Answer 3

Epiphenomenalism

Question 4

What may be considered (related) the base of modern neuroscience

Answer 4

Epiphenomenalism

Question 5

Grab a hot pot handle → mind: I feel pain
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Physical Response (brain response) → mind : I need to get my band off this pot

Answer 5

Epiphenomenalism

Question 6

What are the criticism of Epiphenomenalism (2)

Answer 6

• Denies that mental process can affect the mind

- cannot explain the evolutionary purpose of the mind

Question 7

What supports the mind and the brain are two aspects of the same thing, mind and brain are separate

Answer 7

Parallelism

Question 8

What is the main criticism no explanation for this parallel structure

Answer 8

No explanation for this parallel structure