28 Chapter 1: Discussion Questions / Chapter Assignments
Sherry Neville-MacLean
Chapter 1 questions
- Find 1-2 neuroscience myths that are not discussed in “1.3 What Neuroscience is NOT”. Explain why it is / they are untrue.
- Create a timeline depicting the major events noted in “1.4 Neuroscience is ever changing.”
- Can you imagine another field that is not discussed in the section about the integrative nature of neuroscience? If so, what would it be?
- Can you imagine a contribution of any of the fields contributing to the field of neuroscience that is not mentioned in this chapter? If so, explain how this contribution (of knowledge or technology) might be of assistance in neuroscience.
- How might you explain the “unintended consequence of evolution” that results in contralateral organization of the brain to someone who is not taking this course or reading this book?
- What is Gestalt psychology? To which concept in this chapter is this most closely related?
