neuron doctrine,
Couldn't really understand what neuron doctrine was and I looked it up. I got "The neuron doctrine is the idea that the nervous system is made up of individual nerve cells, called neurons, which are the basic units of brain function." Is this correct?
He used a silver chromate salt to reveal the intricate structures of single neurons (Elias and Saucier, 2006).
I'm guessing the silver stain made it easier to see neurons by highlighting their shape under a microscope?
Through his dissection of human cadavers, Vesalius found problems with the Galenic view of anatomy (which emphasized three major systems--the heart, brain, and blood--and the importance of a balance between four bodily fluids--blood, phlegm, and black and yellow bile).
The Galenic model was mostly based on animal dissections and old medical ideas, but Vesalius proved many of them wrong by studying real human bodies.
It is important to examine the historical path of our understanding of the brain and its role in our behavior and mental processes.
This says how important to look at how our understanding of the brain has changed over time and how it affects our behavior and mental processes.
materialism or physicalism
The difference between materialism and dualism is a big debate that affects how biopsychologists study the brain.
Key areas of focus within the field include sensation and perception; motivated behavior (such as hunger, thirst, and sex); control of movement; learning and memory; sleep and biological rhythms; and emotion.
This is important because it shows how much biopsychology helps us understand both human and animal behavior.