1. Psy 4200: Physiological Psychology Read the syllabus! (this is just a summary) Pre-requisites Psych 4000 (Statistics) and Psych 4050 (Research Methods) Course Website: (here)here – power-point presentations of the lectures, –Weekly study questions, –useful links, etc.

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4. Outline Doctrine of specific nerve energy Mind-body problem Physiological Psychology: Scope, definitions, & examples

5. If I were to touch the auditory system in your brain –would you 'hear' my hand? or –would you feel my hand? In other words, Is the subjective sensory experience dependent –on the sensory system stimulated? or –on the stimulating stimulus? -Provide real life examples to support your claim -Be ready to defend/articulate your claim Group activity

6. Retina --> Nerve --> Brain/ Mind --> See Detached Blind Stroke Multiple Sclerosis Body. Mind

7. Retina --> Nerve --> Brain/ Mind --> See Electrical Stimulation LSD Schizophrenia Dreams Migraine Rub your eyes Hallucination Body. Mind

8. Retina --> Nerve --> Brain/ Mind --> See - the path may be altered. - physiologically (i.e. normal), - pathologically (i.e. abnormal), and - experimentally -The same is true for other paths (e.g. phantom limbs) Detached Blind Electrical Stimulation LSD Schizophrenia Dreams Migraine Stroke Multiple Sclerosis Rub your eyes Hallucination Body. Mind

9. Phantom limb: feeling ‘touch’ in the amputated limb Somatosensory Cortex Skin surface “Whoa! That was a good one! Try it, Hobbs – just poke his brain right where my finger is”

11. Retina --> Nerve --> Brain/ Mind --> See Body. Mind Suggested reading: ‘worse than creationism’ P. BloomP. Bloom

12. The doctrine of specific nerve energy states that the subjective experience depends on the specific nerve stimulated, not the stimulus. The same nerve can be stimulated by different stimuli (e.g. pressure, light) Functions are localized in the brain The brain affects the mind Conclusions

13. Physiological Psychology Body/BrainBehavior (Mind) how you can affect behavior by manipulating the body? (give specific examples) Group activity

14. Physiological Psychology Body/Brain Behavior (Mind) how does the psychological experience affects the body? (give specific examples) Group activity

15. Physiological Psychology: Contributing Fields

16. the 'mind - body' problem Physiological Psychology: –It investigates how the brain implements the mind –Assumes that mental activity has a biological basis –(behaviors, emotions, thoughts, desires, are the result of physical processes). Philosophy of mind –It questions whether the brain implement the mind –Does mental activity have a biological basis? And how is that possible? This is the:

17. The Mind-Body Problem: How are physical brain events and mental experiences related? There are two sides to this debate Dualism – the brain and mind are related but separate Materialism (monism)- the brain and mind are the same ‘the mind is what the brain does’ Recommended book: Matter and Consciousness, by Paul M. Churchland