Early Neuropsychologists

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Franz Gall

(1758-1828)

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• Early theory that behavior, intellect, personality linked to brain anatomy
• Phrenology (false)
• Thought if a certain trait well-developed, the part of the brain responsible for that trait would expand
• Believed psychological attributes could be measured by feeling the skull

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Pierre Flourens

(1794-1867)

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• First person to study & realize that different regions of the brain have specific functions, via extirpation/ablation on rabbits & pigeons

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William James

(1842-1910)

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• Father of American Psychology
• Pushed for importance of studying adaptations of the individual to his or her environment - functionalism

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John Dewey

(1859-1952)

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• Credited with the landmark article on functionalism
• Argued for studying the entire organism as a whole

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Paul Broca

(1824-1880)

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• Correlated pathology with specific brain regions

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Hermann von Helmholtz

(1821-1894)

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• Measured speed of a nerve impulse

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Sir Charles Sherrington

(1857-1952)

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• Inferred the existence of synapses