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Referência:
Psychol Rev (1930) Volume 37: 1 - 24.
Resumo:
Among the systems and points of view which comprise our efforts to formulate a science of psychology, the proposition upon which there seems to be most nearly a general agreement is that the final explanation of behavior or of mental processes is to be sought in the physiological activity of the body and, in particular, in the properties of the nervous system. The tendency to seek all causal relations of behavior in brain processes is characteristic of the recent development of psychology in America. Most of our textbooks begin with an exposition of the structure of the brain and imply that this lays a foundation for a later understanding of behavior. It is rare that a discussion of any psychological problem avoids some reference to the neural substratum, and the development of elaborate neurological theories to 'explain' the phenomena in every field of psychology is becoming increasingly fashionable.

Palavras-chave:
BEHAVIOR, NEURAL PLASTICITY, STIMULUS, REATIONS, PHYSIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY