History of Biological Basis Behavior Article

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  1. neuroanatomy
    the anatomy of the nervous system
    The emergence of both psychology and behavioral neuroscience as legitimate sciences can be traced from the emergence of physiology from anatomy, particularly neuroanatomy.
  2. neuroscience
    the scientific study of the nervous system and the brain
    The study of behavioral neuroscience dates back to Avicenna (980-1037), a Persian psychologist and physician who in The Canon of Medicine, recognized physiological psychology in the treatment of illnesses involving emotions, and developed a system
  3. unpaired
    of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g.
    Descartes, for example, suggested that the pineal gland, a midline unpaired structure in the brain of many organisms, was the point of contact between mind and body.
  4. midline
    the median plane of the body (or some part of the body)
    Descartes, for example, suggested that the pineal gland, a midline unpaired structure in the brain of many organisms, was the point of contact between mind and body.
  5. Claude Bernard
    French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
    The influential work of Claude Bernard, Charles Bell, and William Harvey helped to convince the scientific community that reliable data could be obtained from living subjects.
  6. Rene Descartes
    French philosopher and mathematician
    In philosophy, men like René Descartes proposed physical models to explain animal and human behavior.
  7. pneumatics
    the branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases
    Descartes also elaborated on a theory in which the pneumatics of bodily fluids could explain reflexes and other motor behavior.
  8. Avicenna
    Arabian physician and influential Islamic philosopher
    The study of behavioral neuroscience dates back to Avicenna (980-1037), a Persian psychologist and physician who in The Canon of Medicine, recognized physiological psychology in the treatment of illnesses involving emotions, and developed a system for associating changes in the pulse rate with inner feelings, which is seen as an anticipation of the word association test.[3]
  9. interconnection
    a state of being connected reciprocally
    In the announcement of that journal, Dunlap writes that the journal will publish research "...bearing on the interconnection of mental and physiological functions", which describes the field of behavioral neuroscience even in its modern sense.
  10. pineal gland
    a small endocrine gland in the brain
    Descartes, for example, suggested that the pineal gland, a midline unpaired structure in the brain of many organisms, was the point of contact between mind and body.
  11. somatic
    characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
    Avicenna also gave psychological explanations for certain somatic illnesses, and he always linked the physical and psychological illnesses together.
  12. Descartes
    French philosopher and mathematician
    In philosophy, men like René Descartes proposed physical models to explain animal and human behavior.
  13. peculiarity
    an odd or unusual characteristic
    The spiritualist and the associationist must both be 'cerebralists,' to the extent at least of admitting that certain peculiarities in the way of working of their own favorite principles are explicable only by the fact that the brain laws are a codeterminant of their result.
  14. philosophical
    relating to the investigation of existence and knowledge
    Behavioral neuroscience as a scientific discipline later emerged from a variety of scientific and philosophical traditions in the 18th and 19th centuries.
  15. datum
    an item of factual information from measurement or research
    The influential work of Claude Bernard, Charles Bell, and William Harvey helped to convince the scientific community that reliable data could be obtained from living subjects.
  16. canon
    a collection of books accepted as holy scripture
    The study of behavioral neuroscience dates back to Avicenna (980-1037), a Persian psychologist and physician who in The Canon of Medicine, recognized physiological psychology in the treatment of illnesses involving emotions, and developed a system for associating changes in the pulse rate with inner feelings, which is seen as an anticipation of the word association test.[3]
Created on Mon Jul 26 14:11:19 EDT 2010 (updated Tue Jul 27 11:07:35 EDT 2010)

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