SS.912.P.3.13

Describe advances made in neuroscience.

Remarks

Examples may include, but are not limited to, Broca’s discovery of the seat of language, the work of Alois Alzheimer, Otto Loewi’s work with neurons, Walter Cannon’s description of “fight or flight,” the National Mental Health Act, and the concept of neuroplasticity.
General Information
Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Strand: Psychology
Date Adopted or Revised: 02/14
Status: State Board Approved

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Chronic Pain and the Brain:

Florida State researcher Jens Foell discusses the use of fMRI and statistics in chronic pain.

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