Role of the brain

Question 1

Monism

Answer 1

Claudius Galen: no distinction between mental and physical

Question 2

Dualism

Answer 2

Rene Descartes: two distinct systems, interaction exists between them

Question 3

Phrenology

Answer 3

Franz gall Sabbatini (1997): study of bumps and indentations on the skull to determine a persons character, intelligence, behaviors

Question 4

Pierre Flourens brain experiments

Answer 4

removed certain parts of animals brain to see effect in behavior. (certain brain areas removed inhibited function, localisation and lateralisation)

Question 5

Wilder penfield in Kumar and Yeragani (2011) Brain experiments

Answer 5

worked with people with epilepsy, electrical shocked certain areas of the exposed brain and asked for experience after from patients. Further proves different areas of the brain have different functions