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toc Join us in exploring the workings of the human brain. How do its diverse parts work in concert? What can we glean about its functions, and about the origins of mind and self, from injured or ill patients? We'll delve into what many scientists and doctor refer to as abnormal psychology: a broad range of conditions from schizophrenia to Munchausen syndrome. We'll also go beyond what is to what could be—including controversial prospects for enhancing the brain—and we'll debate difficult questions, from what should be treated and how, to the philosophical and practical implications of advances in neuroscience and neuropsychology on our notions of consciousness, identity, and personal responsibility. = Thoughtful Brain, Troubled Mind = Some call the mind mysterious, to be appreciated but never fully understood; others see it as a machine, to be analyzed, tinkered with, and fixed. Join us as we explore the basics of the brain and the fundamentals of psychology, in good times and in bad.

I. Questions to Consider
· Is it possible to understand how the mind works? · Does your brain determine who you are? · What shapes us more: nature or nurture? · Is it wrong to take drugs to alter the way we feel? · What psychological disorders should be treated, and how? · Are extreme treatments such as lobotomies and electroshock therapy ever justified? · Does the definition of a psychological disorder depend on time, place, and culture? · Should we use technology to enhance the brain? · What are the implications of advances in neuroscience on our notions of consciousness, identity, and personal responsibility? · What is insanity?

II. Introduction to the Brain
· Early Discoveries and Theories · Learning from the Ill and Injured · Basic Structure and Functionality · Tools of Analysis: From the Autopsy to the fMRI

III. Spotlight on Psychology
· Origins and Evolution of the Field · Current and Discredited Schools of Thought · Distinguishing Psychology, Psychiatry, and Philosophy

IV. When the Mind Goes Awry
· Abnormal Psychology · Methods of Diagnosis · Treatment Options: Past, Present, and Future · Controversies Around Diagnosis and Treatment

V. Thinkers to Investigate (Examples)
· Ivan Pavlov | B.F. Skinner | Sigmund Freud | Carl Jung | Galen · Kurt Lewin | John Watson | Carl Rogers | Paul Ekman | Steven Pinker · Johann Herbart | Martin Seligman | William James | Abraham Maslow · William Wundt | Oliver Sacks | Zing-Yang Kuo | Daniel Schacter · Jean-Martin Charcot | Edward Thorndike | Alfred Adler | Viktor Frankl · Elizabeth Loftus | Francis Galton | Erik Erikson | Stanley Milgram

VI. Psychology Terms to Learn (Examples)
· Attention Theory | Behaviorism | Choice Theory | DSM IV | Extroversion · Field Theory | Forgetting Curve | Forms of Conditioning | Four Humors · Fundamental Attribution Error | Imprinting | Introversion | Intelligence · Law of Effect | Mind-Body Problem | Myers-Briggs | Nature vs. Nurture · Neuropsychology | Positive Psychology | Self-actualization · Serotonin | “Six Basic Emotions” | Seven Sins of Memory” · Social Learning | Structuralism | Subconscious | Unconscious

VII. Neurology Terms to Learn (Examples)
· Neuron | Cerebrum | Cerebellum | Neurotransmitters · Limbic System | Brain Stem | Hypothalamus · Amygdala | Hippocampus | Corpus Callosum

VIII. “Disorders” to Discuss (Examples)
· Schizophrenia | Autism | Paranoia | Anxiety | Insomnia · Panic | Phobia | Bipolar | ADHD | Seasonal Affective Disorder · Depression | Amnesia | Narcolepsy | Alzheimer’s | Psychosis · Dissociative Identity | Dyslexia | Selective Mutism | Neurosis · Dementia | Münchausen | Stroke | Alien Hand

=Resources=

Chimps best humans at game theory

The Man Who Parkinson’s Disease is Named After Was Implicated in a Plot to Assassinate King George III

[] This is a TED Talk video of Eleanor Longden, where she talks about her recovery from schizophrenia and her role in the Hearing Voices movement. With a Masters in Psychology, Eleanor now defines herself as a 'Voice Hearer'. Very inspirational! Sean Blackwell @http://www.bipolarORwakingUP.com From the TED.com site: To all appearances, Eleanor Longden was just like every other student, heading to college full of promise and without a care in the world. That was until the voices in her head started talking. Initially innocuous, these internal narrators became increasingly antagonistic and dictatorial, turning her life into a living nightmare. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, hospitalized, drugged, Longden was discarded by a system that didn't know how to help her. Longden tells the moving tale of her years-long journey back to mental health, and makes the case that it was through learning to listen to her voices that she was able to survive.

Eleanor Longden overcame her diagnosis of schizophrenia to earn a master's in psychology and demonstrate that the voices in her head were "a sane reaction to insane circumstances."

Peter Doolittle: How your "working memory" makes sense of the world

AMITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, SECTOR – 46, GURGAON

WORLD SCHOLAR’S CUP

RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE (from Shivang Seth)

On the Brain and how it works
@http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2012/11/will-we-ever-understand-how-our-brains-work.html Article - Will we ever understand how our brains work? (Culture Lab - Laura Spinney)

@http://myplace.frontier.com/~sharrett/secrettruthofsuccessamphappiness/id9.html Article - //Understanding how the mind works// (Secret of Happiness - Don Sharrett) @http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519152559.htm Article - //How Does The Human Brain Work? New Ways To Better Understand How Our Brain Processes Information// - (Science Daily from University of Leicester) @http://www.kevinflemingphd.com/article-Understanding-How-the-Brain-Works-Can-Affect-Ones-Life.html Article - //Understanding How the Brain Works Can Affect One's Life - (//Grey Matters - Kevin Fleming)

@http://theweek.com/article/index/248669/12-things-we-know-about-how-the-brain-works Article - //12 Things we know about how the brain works (//The Week - Shane Parrish) @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZM9JREjnp4 // Intelligence and the Brain: Recent Advances in Understanding How the Brain Works with Jeff Hawkins // (1 Hr) @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT3hyxShe_8 // How Does Your Memory Work - Biology Psychology Documentary (50 mins) //

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWg0cWFQiiY //How does the brain work?// (NOVA scienceNOW w/ Neil deGrasse Tyson - 54min)

@http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/teenbrain/work/how.html Article - //Inside the Teenage Brain - How much do we really know about the brain?// (Frontline) @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74vTftboC_A Schizophrenia ABC 20-20 Documentary Part 1 (6mins)

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXimT5CHCDE

Schizophrenia ABC 20-20 Documentary Part 2 (6mins) This documentary summarizes the symptoms of the disorder, but also gives you a look into the simulator of hallucinations and delusions

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUPu5cN8R3M Schizophrenia Explained - Educational Video (1hr)

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g1MJeHYlE0 Philip Zimbardo: The Milgram Experiment (5min) Philip Zimbardo describes the classic and controversial study suggesting how ordinary, decent people can commit heinous acts.

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_LKzEqlPto Feature Film - The Stanford Prison Experiment (Documentary) (30 mins) In the 1970's there was a test done where the people were told they were either prison guards or prisoners. This is that story and how it came to be. A study in Psychosis

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xpsVlY3QQc The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil - Philip G. Zimbardo (2 hrs)

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9v4FsKXmj8 Inside the World of Childhood Schizophrenia (10mins) follows three families whose young kids have mental illnesses.

@http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=implications+of+advances+in+neuroscience+on+our+notions+of+consciousness%2C+identity%2C+and+personal+responsibility%3F&sm=12 Link to search string on Youtube for Implications of advances in neuroscience on our notions of consciousness, identity, and personal responsibility = The Brain and Decision making =

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-4flnuxNV4 Dan Gilbert: Why we make bad decisions (35mins) @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxsrXuR0lJ8 How to Influence People 1 (15mins)

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhiz8310174 How People REALLY Make Decisions - Ap Dijksterhuis (9mins)

@http://www.nsf.gov/news/overviews/people/people_q04.jsp Article - //How do people make decisions?// National Science Foundation