PHYSIOLOGY OF BEHAVIOR 13TH EDITION BY CARLSON

PHYSIOLOGY OF BEHAVI OR 13TH EDITION BY CARL SON CH1 [Document subtitle] [DATE] [COMPANY NAME] [Company address] Dualism The belief that the body is p hysical but the mind or soul, is not. (Page 3) Monism The belief that the world consists only of matter and energy and that the mind is a phenomenon produced by the workings of the nervous system. (Page 3) Corpus callosum of the brain The largest commissur e (the band of nerve tissue connecting the hemispheres) of the brain, interconnecting the areas of neocortex on each side of the brain. It permits the 2 hemispheres to share information so that each side knows what the other side is perceiving and doing. (Page 5) Split -brain operation Brain surger y that is occasionally performed to treat a form of epilepsy; the surgeon cuts the corpus callosum, which connects the two hemispheres of the brain. The left hemisphere - conversation, or speech. (Page 5) Cerebral hemisphere The two symmetrical halves of t he brain; constitute the major part of the brain. The largest part of the brain consists of two symmetrical parts. Receives sensory information from the opposite sides of the body. (Page 5) Unilateral or "one -sided" neglect A syndrome in which people ignor e objects located toward their left and the left sides of objects located anywhere; most often caused by damage to the right parietal lobe. The cortex of the parietal lobe is damaged. (People with unilateral neglect fail to notice not only things to the le ft but also the left halves of things). (Page 7) Generalization - (Goals of Research - Scientific Explanation)