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biological psychology
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the branch of psychology in which the biological foundations of behaviour, emotions, and mental processes are studied.
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Egyptians
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- Egyptians discard the brain during mummification process.
- Published case studies indicate accurate observations of neural disorders. |
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Hippocrates
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Declares brain is the source of intellect.
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Galen
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- Makes accurate observations from dissection
- Believes that fluids transmitted messages. |
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Bell and Magendie
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- Determine that neurons communicate in one direction and that sensation and movement are controlled by separate pathways
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Gall and Spurzheim
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demonstrate that phrenology is inaccurate, but the notion of localization if function in th enervous system is accurate
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Paul Broca
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discovers localization of speech production
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Fritsch and Hitzig
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identify localization of motor function in the cerebral cortex
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Ramon y Cajal
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declare that the nervous system is composed of separate cells
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John Hughlings Jackson
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explains brain functions as a hierarchy, with more complication functions carried out by higher levels of the brain
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Otto Kiewi
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demonstrates chemical signaling is at the synapse
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Charles Sherrington
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- coins the term "synapse"
- wins Nobel Prize 1932 |
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Sir John Eccles, Andrew Huxley, and Alan Hodgkin
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- 1963 Nobel Prize for work in advancing our understanding of the way neurons communicate
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Bernard Katz
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- 1970 Nobel Prize for work on chemical transmission at the synapse
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Histology
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Studying the microscopic structure of the nervous system
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Autopsy
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Studying the structure of the nervous system following death
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Computerized Tomography (CT)
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Studying structure and diagnosing structural damage
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Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
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Studying the relative activity of nervous system structures
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
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Studying structure in very fine detail
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Functional MRI (fMRI)
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Studying the activity if nervous system structures
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Electroencephalogram (EEG)
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Studying brain activity, primarily during sleep or siezures
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Evoked Potential Recording
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An adapted EEG used to study the brain's response to specific stimuli
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Magnetoencephalography (MEG)
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Studying brain activity
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Single-cell recordings
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Identifying the stimulus responsible for activating an individual neuron
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Electrical Stimulation and Lesion
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Identifying behavior linked to a particular location in the nervous system
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Repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
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Producing long-lasting changes in cortical activity, linking behavior to a particular location in the cortex
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Microdialysis
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Identifying particular chemicals in a very small location
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Twin and adoption studies
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Studying of genetic and nongenetic factors to behavior
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Genetically modified animals (Knockout Genes)
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Studying the role of particular genes and the proteins they produce
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Stem Cells
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Growing replacement tissue for repairing damaged organs, including the brain and spinal cord
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