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Brain and Behave

Chapter One

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What is the brain made of? an amazingly intricate network of neurons
neurons cells that receive electrochemical signals
Who is Jimmie G a case study of a man frozen in time a neurological disorder
What is thinking creatively? think in a productive unconventional way
what is the corner stone of science? thinking creatively
What is clinical definition? it pertains to illness or treatment
what are the two aspects of clinical implications 1. what bio-psychologists learn about the functioning of the normal brain comes from studying the diseased or damaged brain 2. what bio-psychologists discover has relevance for the treatment of brain disorders
What is evolutionary perspective? thinking about of environmental pressures that likely led to the the evolution of our brains and behavior often leads to important bio-psychological insights
What is the comparative approach? trying to understand biological phenomena by comparing them in different species.
What is the cornerstone of modern bio-psychological inquiry? evolutionary approach
until what year did most neuroscience think of the brain as a three dimensional array of elements wired together in a massive network of circuits? until the early 1990 this is when they discovered neuroplasticity
What is biopsychology? The scientific study of the biology of behavior
What is psychology? The scientific study of behavior~ all overt activities including internal processes that are presumed to underlie them such as learning, memory, motivation, perception and emotion.
What part did D.O Hebb play in psychology? he developed a theory on brain activity.
What is the relation between biopsychology and other disciplines of neuroscience? Biopsychology is an integrative discipline that draws together knowledge from the other neuroscientific disciplines and apply it to the study of behavior.
Neuroanatomy The study of the structure of the nervous system
Neurochemistry the study of the chemical bases of neural activity
Neuropathology the study of nervous system disorders
Neuropharmacology The study of the effects of drugs on neural activities
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