1. What is the main idea presented in class in showing all those patterns and "illusions"? Be able to explain a few of them and what they suggest about perception.
2. Explain the structures of a neuron and how neurons get excited or inhibited. Be able to draw a labelled diagram of a neuron. Also be able to relate the brain cell structures to electrical, physical, or chemical events. Understand what is going on in the synapse and how medications may affect it. Answer the questions from the TED video 'A Stroke of Insight'.
3. What is the triune brain? What are the learning implications of downshifting?
4. What is proprioception? What does it sense? Where is this sense located? What is required for a sense to qualify as a sense?
5. Know the articles on the website and any questions associated with them.
6. How may culture influence perception? Give examples from 'How Culture Molds Habits of Thought' article.
7. Relate the main finding(s) of the "Cool" articles to perception or emotion.
9. How does the sense of sight affect learning. What effect does muting sight have?
10. What is phantom pain? Relate it to proprioception and to mirror neurons. Know the questions from "Secrets of the Mind". Where is our "second brain"? Be able to answer the questions from the second brain article.
11. Is consciousness necessary for perception? How does it alter perception? What are zombies? Be able to answer questions from the article, "Animal Minds, Animal Dreams".
12. Are ghosts real? Explain how infrasound refutes the idea of ghosts?
13. How can emotions affect perception and knowledge? How important are emotions for perception? Give some examples.
14. What is emotional intelligence? What factors make up EI? What kinds of people require EI to be effective at their jobs? Which is more important, EQ or IQ?
15. What is lateral inhibition? How does it work?
16. What does the CBC broadcast 'Seeing with Sound' suggest about neuroplasticity?
17. What is synesthesia? What are the major themes from the synethesia article on the website by VS Ramachandran?
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