PSYC 110 - Introduction to Psychology
Lecture 02 - Foundations: This Is Your Brain. This lecture introduces students to two broad theories of how the mind relates to the body. Dualism is the ubiquitous and intuitive feeling that our conscious mind is separate from our physical bodies, whereas Materialism is the idea that all of our mental states are caused by physical states of the brain. This lecture reviews arguments explaining why materialism has become the predominant theory of mind in psychology. This discussion is followed by a basic overview of the neurophysiology of the brain. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 02 - Foundations: This Is Your Brain |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. The Brain, the Mind and Dualism |
| [00:12:06] | 2. Scientific Consensus against Dualism |
| [00:19:28] | 3. The Neuron: The Basic Building Blocks of Thought |
| [00:32:58] | 4. The Different Parts of the Brain |
| [00:44:47] | 5. Mechanist Conception and the Hard Problem of Consciousness |
| References |
| Lecture 2 - Foundations: This Is Your Brain Instructor: Professor Paul Bloom. Resources: PowerPoint Slides from Screen - Lecture 2 [PDF]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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