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15 Cards in this Set
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Dualism
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dual nature of reality; mind and body separate; body material; mind not
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Monism
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everything in the universe consists of matter/energy & mind just workings of nervous system
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Blindsight
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the ability of a person who cannot see objects in his or her blind flield to accurately reach for them while remaining unconscious of perceiving them; caused by damage to the “mammalian” visual system
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Corpus Callosum
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large commissure of the brain, interconnecting the areas of the neocortex on each side of the brain
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Unilateral Neglect
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a syndrome where people ignore objects located towards their left and the left sides of objects anywhere; most often caused by damage to the right parietal lobe
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Generalization
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a type of scientific explanation; a general conclusion based on many observations of similar phenomena
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Reduction
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COMPLEX TO SIMPLE: another type of scientific explanation; a phenomenon is described in terms of the more elementary processes that underlie it
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Reflex
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an automatic, stereotyped movements that is produced as a result of a stimulus
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Model
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a mathematical or physical analogy for a physiological process; for example, computers have been used as models for various functions of the brain
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Doctrine of specific nerve energies
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MULLER Muller’s conclusion that b/c all nerve fibers carry the same type of message, sensory information must be specified to particular nerve fibers that are active
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Experimental ablation
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FLOURENS the research method in which the function of the part of the brain is inferred by observing the behaviours of animal can no longer perform after that part is damaged
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Broca
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locate specific "speech" area of brain from observing man who could only say "tan" after stroke damage to part of brain
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Galvani
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located motor cortex by electrostimulation of dogs
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Helmholtz
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determined speed of electrical conduction of nerves to be 90 ft per second
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Descartes
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use water fountains - think pressure of different areas of brain
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