Biological+Level+of+Analysis

BIOLOGICAL LEVEL OF ANALYSIS Click below to review the Principles of Bio Level of Analysis....

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[|3D Brain anatomy] [|Brain Tutorial]
 * RESOURCES**

Split brain info from Nobel Prize website Tutorial on memory [|The Brain Observatory - very cool - this place disecected H.M.'s brain] Brain imaging LO BLA #3 and #10 and also for Cognitive #3 and #10 [|Info on Ethics and genetics from human genome project]

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 * Localization of Function of the Brain (Hippocampus & Memory) **
 * Why We Can’t Remember When
 * Snapshots from the Brain - How memories are made
 * [[file:05- Snapshots from the Brain_ How Memories are Made.pdf]]
 * The Hippocampus
 * H.M. (This is the study you will explain in-line with the learning objective)
 * [|H.M. 3 question interview with H.M.'s researcher]
 * Overview of H.M. - very detailed
 * NPR story on HM and Dr. SUZANNE CORKIN - very revealing
 * Excellent wikipedia overview of H.M.

Explain one __ study __ related to __ localization __ of __ function __ in the __ brain __.
 * Localization of Function of the Brain (Hippocampus & Memory) **
 * Learning Objective:**

-Your __ study __ is the case of **H.M**. -Your __ localized __ part of the __ brain __ is the **HIPPOCAMPUS**. -The __ function __ is **MEMORY**.

=**Effects of Environment on Physiological Processes**=
 * Bright Lights, Big Relief: Treating Seasonal Affective Disorder
 * Jetting Off without Jet Lag
 * Jet Lag

**Using one or more examples, explain effects of neurotransmission on human behavior.**


//Bio Level of Analysis Learning Outcomes (note: these will be your exam questions!)//
 * Information**


 * Outline principles that define the biological level of analysis (for example, patterns of behavior can be inherited; animal research may inform our understanding of human behavior; cognitions, emotions and behaviors are products of the anatomy and physiology of our nervous and endocrine systems).
 * Explain how principles that define the biological level of analysis may be demonstrated in research (that is, theories and/or studies).
 * Discuss how and why particular research methods are used at the biological level of analysis (for example, experiments, observations, correlational studies).
 * Discuss ethical considerations related to research studies at the biological level of analysis.
 * Explain one study related to localization of function in the brain.
 * Using one or more examples, explain effects of neurotransmission on human behavior.
 * Using one or more examples, explain functions of two hormones in human behaviour.
 * Discuss two effects of the environment on physiological processes (for example, effects of jet lag on bodily rhythms, effects of deprivation on neuroplasticity, effects of environmental stressors on reproductive mechanisms).
 * Examine one interaction between cognition and physiology in terms of behaviour (for example, agnosia, anosognosia, prosapagnosia, amnesia). Evaluate two relevant studies.
 * Discuss the use of brain imaging technologies (for example, CAT, PET, fMRI) in investigating the relationship between biological factors and behaviour.
 * With reference to relevant research studies, to what extent does genetic inheritance influence behaviour?
 * Examine one evolutionary explanation of behaviour.
 * Discuss ethical considerations in research into genetic influences on behaviour.