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Fraz Gall

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developed doctrine of phrenology –> if a particular trait were developed, then the part of the brain responsible for that trait would expand

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Pierre Flourens

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1st person to study the functions of the major sections of the brain –> ablation

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William James

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important to study how the mind functioned in adapting to the enviornment—> functionalism

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John Dewey

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believed that psychology should focus on the study of the organism as a whole as it functioned to adapt to the environment

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sensory neurons

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transmit sensory info from receptors to the spinal cord & brain

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motor neurons

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transmit motor info from brain & spinal cord to the muscles

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interneurons

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( most numerous) linked to reflexive behavior

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afferent fibers

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sensory neurons transmit info through these fibers (ascend to brain)

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efferent fibers

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motor impulses (exit brain)

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Autonomic Nervous System

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regulates heartbeat, respiration, digestion & glandular secretions–>involuntary muscles–>automatic/involuntary

  - sympathetic: fight or flight
  - parasympathetic: resting & digestion
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Brain stem

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  • hindbrain: balance, motor coordination, breathing, digestion, general arousal processes
  • midbrain: sensorimotor reflexes; receives sensory & motor info
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Forebrain

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associated w/ complex perceptual, cognitive & behavioral processes; emotion & memory –> has greatest influence on human behavior

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Limbic system

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emotion and memory

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Cerebral cortex

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language processing to problem solving, impulse control, long term planning

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medulla oblongata

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regulates vital functions

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pons

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contains sensory & motor tracts between the cortex & the medulla

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cerebellum

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helps maintain posture & balance & coordinates body movements

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reticular formation

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regulates arousal, alertness (sleeping and waking), and attention

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superior colliculus

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receives visual sensory input

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inferior colliculus

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receives sensory info from the auditory system

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hypothalamus

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controls release of pituitary hormones; homeostatic functions

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Broca’s area

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speech production

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Wernicke’s area

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language comprehension

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norepinephrine

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controls alertness and wakefulness

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dopamine

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movement and posture

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serotonin

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regulating mood, eating, sleeping & arousal

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epinephrine

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fight or flight response

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GABA

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produces inhibitory postsynaptic potentials and is thought to play an important role in stabilizing neural activity in the brain

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pituitary

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“master gland”; triggers hormone secretion in many other endocrine glands

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Thyroid

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metabolism rate; growth and development

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adrenal medulla

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produces adrenaline, which increases sugar output of liver; also increases heart rate; “flight or fight” or response

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aphasia

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impairment of language functions

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amnesia

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impairment of memory functions

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agnosia

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impairment in perceptual recognition of object

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apraxia

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impairment of skilled motor movement

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James-Lange Theory

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become aware of our emotions after we notice our physiological reaction stop some external event

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Cannon-Bard Theory

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awareness of emotions reflects our physiological arousal and our cognitive experience of emotion

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Schacter-Singer Theory

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the subjective experience of emotion is based on the interaction between changes in physiological arousal and cognitive interpretation of that arousal

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