Textbook chapter 1 Pt.2 Flashcards
Who created the idea of Dualism?
Descartes 
What is dualism?
The philosophical position that both the mind and the body contribute to behaviour
How does the pineal gland play a part in dualism?
Renée Descartes believed that the pineal gland is the bridge between the mind and the body.
What is the mind – body problem?
The difficulty in explaining how a nonmaterial mind and a physical brain might interact.
Who created the idea of materialism?
Darwin
What is materialism
The philosophical theory that behaviour can be explained as a function of the nervous system without the mind
What did Wallace and Darwin propose
That all living things are related
What is the difference between a phenotype and a genotype?
Phenotype = A set of individual characteristics (physical or behavioural) that can be seen or measured
Genotype = The genetic make up of an individual that you can’t see
What does epigenetic’s study?
It studies how gene expression is turned on or off at different times, and how environment and experience influence our behaviour do their effects on our jeans.
Dr. Hebb provided the first explanation of consciousness that relied only on brain function, what did he propose?
He proposed that as a result of learning, small groups of neurons create new connections with one another to form a “cell assembly,” which is a foundation for memory.
How does MRI work?
It’s senses electromagnetic signals from the brain to describe its structure and connections.
How does fMRI work?
monitors the flow of oxygenated blood and provides information about which brain structures work together. And mental and dualism and tails
The theory that brain function fully accounts for all behavior, a view that guides contemporary research on the brain and behavior, is….?
Materialism
What is a minimally conscious state (MCS)
When a person who has a brain injury is able to communicate or follow simple commands but is not conscious
What two fields of investigation explain phenotypes
Mendelian genetics, and epigenetic’s
