Week 1 Flashcards
Who is Thomas Willis?
The first one to coin neurology and linked brain damage with neurological defects
Cognitive science was introduced in a taxi drive with a scientist called
George A. Miller
Our current brain evolved around ________
100,000 years ago
Primates brain appeared around _________
23-34 million years ago
Monistic approach was introduced by a Greek lad named
Thales
Was an Austrian physician was convinced that brain is the organ of the mind and also specific innate abilities were localized to specific locations in the cerebral cortex. He also hypothesized that the usage of a particular part of the brain would lead to grow.
Franz Joseph Gal
Phrenology
Believed that the skull could also define someone’s personality
Gal tried to only find findings that will prove his beliefs and so the Academia hired _________ to disprove Gal theory. He started breaking animals parts of the brain in which he found that these damages can lead to behaviour abnormalities.
Marrie Jean Pierre Flourens
John Hughlings Jackson
Was the first to recognize the localizationist view. He began to publish his observation of patients behavior with brain damages. One of the fascinated things was he was observing seizures. They help him propose for a topographic map
Cytoarchitectonics
The different cells in different brain regions
Franz Nissl
Visualized the different brain cells in different brain regions
Developed a silver stain method for neurons called the black reaction
Camillo Colgi
Continuous mass that shares a common cytoplasm.
Syncytium
Was the first one to identify the nature of neurons and to create the neuron doctrine.
Cajal
Purknje
he was the first one to describe the nerve cell in 1837
Figured the the electrical current that it was carrying info along the axon of the nerve cell
Herman von Helmohlz
What is Electroencephalography (EEG)?
- Measures electrical activity in the brain.
- Uses small sensors (electrodes) on the scalp to detect brainwave patterns.
What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)?
Creates detailed images of the body using magnetic fields and radio waves.
What is Functional MRI (fMRI)?
Measures brain activity by detecting changes in blood flow.
Shows how organs and tissues are functioning. Uses a small amount of radioactive material injected into the body.
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Takes detailed X-ray images to create cross-sectional views of the body. Rotating X-ray machine and computer combine images into a 3D picture.
Computed Axial Tomography (CAT or CT Scan)
