Ch. 1 Intro to CogNeuro
Psychology 416 with Berryhill at University of Nevada-Reno
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By: Ashlie Senko
Textbook:
The Student's Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience, 2nd Edition
Created: 2010-11-02
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cognition
a variety of higher mental processes such as thinking, perceiving, imagining, speaking, acting, and planning
cognitive neuroscience
aims to explain cognitive processes in terms of brain - based mechanisms
mind-body problem
the problem of how physical substance (the brain) can give rise to our feelings, thoughts, and emotions (our mind)
dualism
the belief that mind and brain are made up of different kinds of substance
dual-aspect theory
the belief that mind and brain are two levels of description of the same thing
reductionism
the belief that mind-based concepts will eventually be replaced by neuroscientific concepts
phrenology
the failed idea that individual differences in cognition can be mapped on to differences in skull shape
functional specialization
different regions of the brain are specialized for different functions
cognitive neuropsychology
the study of brain-damaged patients to inform theories of normal cognition
information processing
an approach in which behavior is described in terms of a sequence of cognitive stages
interactivity
later stages of processing can begin before earlier stages are complete
top-down processing
the influence of later stages on the processing of earlier ones (memory influences on perception)
parallel processing
different information is processed at teh same time (in parallel)
neural network models
computational models in which information processing occurs using many interconnected nodes
nodes
the basic units of neural network models that are activated in response to activity in orther parts of the network
temporal resolution
the accuracy with which one can measure when an event (physiological change) occurs
spatial resolution
the accuracy with which one can measure where an event (a physiological change) is occuring
Modularity
the notion that certain cognitive processes (or regions of the brain) are restricted in the type of information they process
domain specificity
the idea that a cognitive process (or brain region) is dedicated solely to one particular type of information (colors, faces, words)
About this deck
By: Ashlie Senko
Textbook: The Student's Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience, 2nd Edition
Created: 2010-11-02
Size: 19 flashcards
Views: 53
Textbook:
The Student's Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience, 2nd EditionCreated: 2010-11-02
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