Relation between brain and cognition changed over time

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Assignment:

1. How have views of the nature of the relation between brain and cognition changed over time?

2. Briefly summarize the main structures and functions of the brain.

3. What are some of the reasons that researchers are interested in finding out the localization of function in the human brain? 4. In your opinion, why have the hindbrain, the midbrain, and the forebrain evolved (across the human species) and developed (across human prenatal development) in the sequence mentioned in this chapter? Include the main functions of each in your comments.

5. Researchers already are aware that a deficit of a neurotransmitter, acetylcholine, in the hippocampus is linked to Alzheimer's disease. Given the difficulty of reaching the hippocampus without causing other kinds of brain damage, how might researchers try to treat Alzheimer's disease?

6. In your opinion, why is it that some discoveries, such as that of Marc Dax, go unnoticed? What can be done to maximize the possibility that key discoveries will be noticed?

7. Given the functions of each of the cortical lobes, how might a lesion in one of the lobes be discovered?

8. What is an area of cognition that could be studied effectively by viewing the structure or function of the human brain? Describe how a researcher might use one of the techniques mentioned in this chapter to study that area of cognition.

Cognitive Psychology Robert Sternberg

Sternberg, R. J. (2016). Cognitive Psychology (7th ed.). Cengage Learning US.

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