Mind, Body, Sensation and Perception

Assignment 1

Mind and Body Debate:

Brain and mental process, is about thinking and consciousness. It is the study of Physical aspects of human brain and how neurons in the brain's structure and mind body problem how to mix them both.

Psychology is a different approach to the mind and body is separate or related to contrasting views. Thinking about (freedom of choice) is a mental event, yet the behavior occur (muscles move in response to an idea) can. For thinking that things are said to be "a matter of the brain does." Thinking about (freedom of choice) is a mental event, yet the behavior occur (muscles move in response to an idea) can. For thinking that things are said to be "a matter of the brain does."

Behaviorists believe that psychology is "observable actions", i.e. should be concerned only with stimulus and response. Radical behaviorists believe that the brain does not exist. Biologists say that the brain will eventually be found to have brains. This structure, cells, and neural connections in the brain with scientific brain research will identify with. Monism is certain are that the mind and brain are the same thing. Behaviorist approach to biological materialism and believe in monism.

Biologists and behaviorists, however, cannot account for the aggregation phenomenon. Oren and Haggard have studied it. Participants in a deep trance, a skin reaction (water blisters) just as if they had been touched with the burning metal. The body's reaction is an example of mind control. Similar results have hypnosis to control pain patients have been found. This approach is against monism, as his unconscious body in this way should not react to suggestions. This study supports the idea of ​​dualism, the view that mind and body function separately.

Why are scientists interested in studying brain for sensation and perception?

Sensations can be defined as the passive process of bringing information from the outside world into the body and to the brain. The process is passive in the sense that we do not have to be consciously engaging in a "sensing" process. Perception can be defined as the active process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting the information brought to the brain by the senses.

A) How do they work together?

Sensation occurs: