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Module 1.4a The Brain: Module 1.5c Sleep: Sleep Loss,

Neuroplasticity and Tools of Sleep Disorders, and Dreams
Discovery Module 1.5c explains the effects of sleep deprivation and
describes the major sleep disorders. It discusses dreaming,
Module 1.4a, while emphasizing a biological perspective including common dream content and the theories proposed
on the brain, introduces the biopsychosocial approach to for why we dream.
understanding behavior and mental processes. It describes
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neuroplasticity and introduces the main tools for studying the
brain’s structure and function. Module 1.6a Sensation: Basic
Concepts
Module 1.4b The Brain: Brain Module 1.6a describes sensation and perception, as well as
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bottom-up and top-down processing and the three steps that
are basic to all our sensory systems. It outlines the difference
Module 1.4b describes the hindbrain, midbrain, and forebrain. between absolute thresholds and difference thresholds before
It identifies the functions of the brainstem, thalamus, reticular presenting information on subliminal stimuli. Finally, it explores
formation, cerebellum, and limbic system. It also presents the function of sensory adaptation.
the four lobes that make up the cerebral cortex and explains
the functions of the motor cortex, somatosensory cortex, and
Module 1.6b Sensation: Vision
association areas. Bedford, Freeman &
Module 1.4c The Brain: Damage Module 1.6b explains the structure of the eye and the process
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of vision from the eyes to the brain, including a discussion
Response and Brain Hemispheres of color vision. It also describes the location and function of
feature detectors. The module concludes with an explanation
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Module 1.4c discusses how the brain adjusts to new experiences of how the brain uses parallel processing to construct visual
and its ability to reorganize itself after damage. It also explains the perceptions.
process of split-brain research and what findings reveal about the
functions of our two brain hemispheres. Module 1.6c Sensation: Hearing

Module 1.5a Sleep: Consciousness Module 1.6c explains the structure of the ear and the
process of audition from the ears to the brain. It discusses
Module 1.5a traces the history of the study of consciousness how we detect volume, discriminate pitch, and locate
in psychology and describes research by modern cognitive sounds.
neuroscientists. It also explains the dual processing that affects
our behavior and mental processes. Module 1.6d Sensation: Skin,

Module 1.5b Sleep: Sleep Stages Chemical, and Body Senses and
and Theories Sensory Interaction
Module 1.6d describes our other senses, including touch, the
Sleep is a state of consciousness. Module 1.5b describes how experience of pain, taste, and smell. It explains how we sense
our biological rhythms influence our daily functioning as well our body’s position and movement, explores how sensory
as our sleeping and dreaming stages. It discusses how biology interaction influences our perceptions, and introduces the
and environment interact in our sleep patterns and outlines the concept of embodied cognition.
function of sleep.

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