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BioPsychology
History of Biopsych.
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
09/21/2010

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Trepanation
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Cutting a hole in the skull. thought to increase blood flow and let bad/good spirits out/in.
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Hippocrates
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Brain is the seat of intellect
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Aristotle
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Mental functions located in the heart.
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Herophilus
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"Father of anatomy" 1st dissection of the brain and spinal cord.
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Galen
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"Father of Medicine" 1st to note behavior changes from head inguries.
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Decartes
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Mind and body seperate 100%. communicate through pineal gland. animal spirits in CNS.
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Materialism
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no Mind. nervous system can be explained by behavior and interaction with environment.
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Localizationsist theory
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each section of brain has specific function. use of phernology
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Aggregate Field Theroy
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no localization. any part of cortex can learn to do any function.
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Cellular connectionism theory
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Some localization of simple mental functions but these areas are well connected with others and work together.
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