Physiological Psychology Chapter 1
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INTRODUCTION
*mind-body question:
what role does the mind play? Does it control the nervous
system? Is it part of the nervous system?
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2 different approaches: dualism vs. monism
dualism
belief that the body is physical but the mind (soul) isn’t
monism
belief that world consists only of matter and energy and that the mind is a
phenomenon produced by the workings of the nervous system
<Understanding Human Consciousness: A Physiological Approach>
Blindsight
blindsight
the ability of a person who cannot see objects in his or her blind field to
accurately reach for them while remaining unconscious of perceiving them
suggests that common belief that perception must enter consciousness to affect
behavior is incorrect
suggests consciousness is not a general property of all parts of the brain (only some
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- Fall '08
- Leyton
- Corpus callosum, callosum large bundle
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