Chapter 1: Behavioural Neuroscience Flashcards
What is behavioural neuroscience?
Discipline the studies that relationships between behaviour and the body, specifically the brain
What is the difference between overt and covert?
Overt behaviour is external (observable) and covert is (internal)
What is the premise of the mind brain problem?
Are the mind and the brain separate? What is the minds relationship to the body?
What is monism?
The idea that the mind and body consist of the same substance, this is used today
What is dualism?
The idea that the mind and body are separate
What is materialistic monism?
View that the mind and body and everything else are physical, that the mind itself is a physical entity
What is a model?
A proposed mechanism for how something works
What is empiricism?
Gathering information through observation
How was it discovered that nerves do not behave like conducting wires?
Galvani used electricity to stimulate nerves, and Fritsch and Hitzig produced movement by electrically stimulating the brain. BUT MOSTLY Hermann von Heimholtz was the largest contributor.
What is localization?
Specific areas of the brain carry out specific functions
What is phrenology?
Idea that intellect is found in precise areas of the brain
What is equipotentiality?
Idea that the brain can function as an undifferentiated whole
What is the nature vs nurture debate?
An ongoing debate about how important heredity is relative to environmental influences in shaping behaviour
What is the difference between a zygote, embryo and a fetus?
The zygote is simply the fertilized egg that undergoes cell division, it becomes an embryo as it develops over the first 8 weeks of life, and once it is past the 8 week mark, it is referred to as a fetus until it is born.
What is the difference between phenotype and genotype?
Phenotype are the observable characteristics produced as a result of the genotype, and the genotype is the combination of genes that produce the phenotype
