BCS 110 Notes from Book 10/15/2013
Chapter 1:
1. The divisions
a. Physiological Psychology
i. Studies the neural mechanisms of behavior through the direct
manipulation of the brain in controlled experiments
ii. S
...
BCS 110 Notes from Book 10/15/2013
Chapter 1:
1. The divisions
a. Physiological Psychology
i. Studies the neural mechanisms of behavior through the direct
manipulation of the brain in controlled experiments
ii. Surgical and electrical methods of brain manipulation are the
most common
iii. Almost always lab animals
iv. Tradition of pure research
v. Emphasis usually on research that contributes to the
development of theories of the neural control of behavior rather
than on immediate practical benefit
b. Psychopharmacology
i. Focuses on the manipulation of neural activity and behavior
with drugs
ii. The purpose of many experiments is to develop therapeutic
drugs or to reduce drug abuse
iii. Study the effects of drugs on lab species and humans
c. Neuropsychology
vi. The study of the psychological effects of brain damage in
human patients
vii. Deals almost exclusively with case studies and
quasiexperimental studies of patients with brain damage
resulting from disease, accident, or neurosurgery
viii. Cerebral cortex
1. Outer layer of the cerebral hemispheres
2. Most likely damaged by accident or surgery
iv. most applied of the biopsychological subdisciplines
d. Psychophysiology
o i. studies the relation between the phsyological activity and
psychological processes in human subjects
o ii. subjects are human
1. recording procedures are typically noninvasive
(recorded on surface of body)
o iii. Electroencephalogram (EEG)
1. the ususal measure of brain activity is the scalp EEG
o iv. Common psychophysiological measures are muscle
tension, eye movement, heart rate…
o v. Autonomic nervous system (ANS)
1. the divison of the nervous system that regulates the
body’s inner environment
e. Cognitive Neuroscience
o i. youngest division
o ii. Cognition
[Show More]