1. Neurobiology and Communication
Unit 3 (the last one!)
Neurobiology and Communication

2. Neurobiology and Communication: Key Areas
Divisions of the nervous system and parts of the brain
Perception and memory
The cells of the nervous system and neurotransmitters at synapses
Communication and social behaviour

3. KA 4: Communication and Social Behaviour
(d) The effect of group behaviour and social influence
(a) The effect of infant attachment, socialisation and learning
Communication and Social Behaviour
(b) The effect of communication
(c) The effect of experience

4. The effect of communication
Humans are social animals which involves communicating with each other.
Communication refers to the exchange of information.
Communication in humans begins at birth
There are 2 types of communication:
Verbal
Non-verbal
The importance of non-verbal communication in the formation of relationships between individuals and how it can signal attitudes and emotions as well as acting as an aid to verbal communication.
Verbal communication is used in the transmission of knowledge, development of culture and social evolution
Language uses symbols to represent information and enables it to be organised into categories and hierarchies thus accelerating learning and intellectual development.

5. The effect of communication
Verbal communication:
is used in the transmission of knowledge, development of culture and social evolution
involves a system of sounds into spoken words and can also be represented as written symbols.
Symbols represent information and enables it to be organised into categories and hierarchies.
The ability to make sophisticated use of language is one of the features that sets humans apart from other animals.
The importance of non-verbal communication in the formation of relationships between individuals and how it can signal attitudes and emotions as well as acting as an aid to verbal communication.
Verbal communication is used in the transmission of knowledge, development of culture and social evolution
Language uses symbols to represent information and enables it to be organised into categories and hierarchies thus accelerating learning and intellectual development.

6. The effect of communication
Knowledge can be passed to future generations through spoken or written word without them having to make each new discovery for themselves
Therefore language promotes the acceleration of learning and intellectual development
The importance of non-verbal communication in the formation of relationships between individuals and how it can signal attitudes and emotions as well as acting as an aid to verbal communication.
Verbal communication is used in the transmission of knowledge, development of culture and social evolution
Language uses symbols to represent information and enables it to be organised into categories and hierarchies thus accelerating learning and intellectual development.

7. The effect of communication
Non-verbal communication:
Wordless messages
Plays an important part in the formation of relationships between individuals
Can signal attitudes and emotions
Acts as an aid to verbal communication
The importance of non-verbal communication in the formation of relationships between individuals and how it can signal attitudes and emotions as well as acting as an aid to verbal communication.
Verbal communication is used in the transmission of knowledge, development of culture and social evolution
Language uses symbols to represent information and enables it to be organised into categories and hierarchies thus accelerating learning and intellectual development.

8. The effect of communication
Examples of non-verbal communication include:
1. Smiling in infants
Survival value, as it makes babies more appealing and loveable therefore strengthening the bond between carers and babies
The importance of non-verbal communication in the formation of relationships between individuals and how it can signal attitudes and emotions as well as acting as an aid to verbal communication.
Verbal communication is used in the transmission of knowledge, development of culture and social evolution
Language uses symbols to represent information and enables it to be organised into categories and hierarchies thus accelerating learning and intellectual development.

9. The effect of communication
Examples of non-verbal communication include:
2. Facial expressions LIE TO ME video clip
The importance of non-verbal communication in the formation of relationships between individuals and how it can signal attitudes and emotions as well as acting as an aid to verbal communication.
Verbal communication is used in the transmission of knowledge, development of culture and social evolution
Language uses symbols to represent information and enables it to be organised into categories and hierarchies thus accelerating learning and intellectual development.

10. The effect of communication
Examples of non-verbal communication include:
3. Eye contact
The importance of non-verbal communication in the formation of relationships between individuals and how it can signal attitudes and emotions as well as acting as an aid to verbal communication.
Verbal communication is used in the transmission of knowledge, development of culture and social evolution
Language uses symbols to represent information and enables it to be organised into categories and hierarchies thus accelerating learning and intellectual development.

11. The effect of communication
Examples of non-verbal communication include:
4. Body language
The importance of non-verbal communication in the formation of relationships between individuals and how it can signal attitudes and emotions as well as acting as an aid to verbal communication.
Verbal communication is used in the transmission of knowledge, development of culture and social evolution
Language uses symbols to represent information and enables it to be organised into categories and hierarchies thus accelerating learning and intellectual development.

12. The effect of communication
Examples of non-verbal communication include:
5. Physical proximity
6. Touching
The importance of non-verbal communication in the formation of relationships between individuals and how it can signal attitudes and emotions as well as acting as an aid to verbal communication.
Verbal communication is used in the transmission of knowledge, development of culture and social evolution
Language uses symbols to represent information and enables it to be organised into categories and hierarchies thus accelerating learning and intellectual development.