Origins of Brain and Behavior

Question 1

Brain

Answer 1

a living tissue, body organ, apart of the nervous system and the most complex organ

Question 2

Behavior

Answer 2

an action, momentarily observable but fleeting

Question 3

Neurons

Answer 3

specialized nervous system cells engaged in information processing

Question 4

Glial Cells

Answer 4

nervous system cell that supports the function of neurons; provides insulation, nutrients, and support. and aids in repairing neurons and eliminating waste products

Question 5

Biological psychology

Answer 5

psychology + physiology + mind + body + behavior

Question 6

Descartes and Dualism (D+D)

Answer 6

Mind and body interaction via pineal gland; philosophical positions that both a nonmaterial mind and a material body contribute to behavior

Question 7

Descartes Test

Answer 7

uses language/memory to reason; humans can pass the test because we have consciousness and minds

Question 8

The problem with Dualism

Answer 8

What are the rules about language? Dolphins(MNFP) communicate with one another and chimpanzees use sign language

Question 9

Hobbes and Darwin and Materialism (HDM)

Answer 9

If all species are related, so must be their brains and so must be their behavior; philosophical theory that behavior can be explained as a function of the nervous system without recourse to the mind

Question 10

Materialism

Answer 10

mind is what the brain does

Question 11

Consciousness William James

Answer 11

a certain amount of brain physiology must be presupposed or included in psychology; electrical impulses and chemical signals between brain cells (neurons) produce behavior and introspective thought

Question 12

Consciousness Donald Hebb

Answer 12

no consciousness without the cortex but can’t conclude that it has nothing to do with conscious processes

Question 13

Consciousness Francis Crick

Answer 13

Neural activity is “you”

Question 14

Mentalism

Answer 14

explanation for behavior as a function of the nonmaterial mind