Names In Physiological Psychology

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Broca, P.

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French anatomist who identified the part of the brain primarily associated with producing spoken language: i.e., Broca's area

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Cannon, W.

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Physiologist who studied the autonomic nervous system, including "fight or flight" reactions; investigated homeostasis; and with Bard, proposed the Cannon-Bard theory of emotions

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Kandel, E.

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Demonstrated that simple learning behavior in sea snails (Aplysia) is associated with changes in neurotransmission

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James, W. and Lange, C.

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Proposed the James-Lange theory of emotions

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Kluver, H., and Bucy, P.

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Studied loss of normal fear and rage reactions in monkeys resulting from damage to temporal lobes; also studied the amygdala's role in emotions

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Luria, A.

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Russian neurologist who studied how brain damage leads to impairment in sensory, motor, and language functions

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Milner, B.

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Studied severe anterograde amnesia in H.M., a patient whose hippocampus and temporal lobes were removed surgically to control epilepsy

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Olds, J., and Milner, B.

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Demonstrated existence of pleasure center in the brain using "self-stimulation" studies in rats.

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Penfield, W.

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Canadian neurosurgeon who used electrodes and electrical stimulation techniques to "map" out different parts of the brain during surgery.

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Schachter, S. and Singer, J

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Proposed the Schachter-Singer theory of emotions

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Sherrington, C.

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English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse

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Sperry, R., and Gazzaniga, M.

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Investigated functional differences between left and right cerebral hemispheres using "split-brain" studies

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Wernicke, C.

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German neurologist who identified the part of the brain primarily associated with understanding spoken language--i.e., Wernicke's area