Review the Book: NEURONS: THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF BEHAVIOR
Answer the following question questions. Your original answers and peer responses should be thoughtful, reflective and substantive. (2-4 sentences per question)
1. Why does a course on psychology begin by examining the structures and function of the nervous system?
2. Look on the Web (use Google) to find the cases of famous people who suffered from nervous system disorders. Choose one and describe the nature of their disorder and how it affected their behavior when alive as well as whether it caused them to die prematurely.
3. What is your interpretation of the quote "The brain is wider than the sky"?
4. What principles underlie our organization of the visual world and allow us to make sense of our environment?
5. How are we able to perceive the world in three dimensions when our retinas are capable of sensing only two-dimensional images?
6. What clues do visual illusions give us about our understanding of general perceptual mechanisms?
7. You must respond to at least three of your peers . Your original post and peer responses should be thoughtful, reflective and substantive. Peer responses (in attachment).
Reference:
Overview - Where Neurons Meet: Bridging the Gap
Neurotransmitters: Multitalented Chemical Couriers
Attachment:- Peer responses.rar