Resources

Text: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY. KALAT, JAMES

ISBN13:9780357798126

EDITION: 14TH

COPYRIGHT: 2/22/2023

 Overview and Major Issues: pages 3-12

 Chapter 1 Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses: pages 17-25

Web Resources:

 Keener, A. B. (2017). Getting drugs past the blood brain barrier. The
Scientist. https://www.the-scientist.com/features/getting-drugs-past-the-blood-
brain-barrier-30196

 Neurons and Nerve Cells https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUGuWh2UeMk

 Anatomy of a Neuron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob5U8zPbAX4
 Ramon Y Cajal: Anatomy of a Great Thinker https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=pBd7AJk1drY

Part 1:
Please answer the following questions. Reference your response to two (2) scholarly
sources with a minimum of 300 words.

-From the overview, what have you learned about your brain and your
experiences?

-What was the most interesting thing you learned in chapter one about how the
brain functions?

-What was something you learned from the web resources?

Part 2:
Based on the article “Modulation of aesthetic value by semantic context: An fMRI
study,” answer the following questions in a total of 400 words. (Rubric attached) 4
scholarly sources

a. What was the goal of this study?

b. What technique for studying brain function did the researchers implement?

c. Was this an appropriate technique to use? Why or why not? What are the inherent
limitations to this technique and how do these limitations impact the conclusions of the
study?

d. What were the specific conclusions of the study and how did the technique employed
support these?