Biological Basis of Behavior

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Biological Base of Behaviour
how structures and actions of the brain and body produce behaviour.
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What are the three approaches?
Somatic, Behavioural and Correlation.
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What are the Levels of Analysis?
Social, Organ, Neural, Circuit, Cellular, Synaptic and Molecular
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What did they do to the brain in Egypt?
Throw it away
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What did Aristotle think the brain did?
Cooling unit
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What did Galen find?
He observed gladiators. Brain injury= behaviour change.
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Decartes 17 Century AD
Believed in dualism. Pineal gland. Language/action test.
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James 1890
consciousness/ experience are part of the NS
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Hebb 1949
Behaviour and neural function are perfectly correlated.
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What is mentalism?
Soul produces behaviour
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Dualism
mind and body make a person
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Materialism
behaviour is produced by the NS.
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Neuropsychology
Knowledge used from impaired brains is applied.
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EEG
Measures electrical activity, establishes when.
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ERP
Specific stimulus
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Brain imaging
MRI/fMRI
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TMS
Stimulates specific parts of the brain.
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How many neurons are in the human brain?
100-150 Billion
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What processes?-Brain
breathing
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Autonomic NS
Manages internal systems.
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Afferent nerves
Sensory
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Efferent
Motor
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What in the weight of a human brain?
1.5kg
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