Physiological Psychology
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- Cannon, W.
- Physiologist who studied the autonomic nervous system, including "fight or flight" reactions; investigated homeostasis; and with Bard, proposed _______-Bard theory of emotions
- Olds, J. and Milner P.
- Demonstrated existence of pleasure center in the brain using "self-stimulation" studies in rats
- Broca, P.
- French anatomist who identified the part of the brain primarily associated with producing spoken language (_____'s Area)
- Penfield, W.
- Canadian neurosurgeon who used electrodes and electrical stimulation techniques to "map" out different parts of the brain during surgery
- Wernicke, C.
- German neurologist who identified the part of the brain primarily associated with understanding spoken language (_______'s Area)
- Sperry, R. Gazzangia, M.
- Investigated functional differences between left and right cerebral hemispheres using split-brain studies
- James, W. and Lange, C.
- Proposed _____-______ theory of emotion
- Schachter, S. Singer, J.
- Proposed the _____-_____ theory of emotion
- Kluver, H. and Bucy P.
- Studied loss of normal fear and rage reactions in monkeys resulting from damage to temporal lobes; also studied in amygdala's role in emotions
- Kandel, E.
- Demonstrated that simple learning bx in sea snails (Aplysia) is associated with changes in neurotransmission
- Luria, A.
- Russian neurologist who studied how brain damage leads to impairment in sensory, motor, and language functions
- Sherrington, C.
- English physiologist who first inferred the existence of synapse
- Milner, B.
- Studied severe anterograde amnesia in H.M., a patient whose hippocampus and temporal lobes were removed surgically to control epilepsy