12/8/16 Mesolimbic Flashcards
What are three things the mesolimbic and PFC are activated by?
- Receiving reward
- Loved one
- Preferred brand
What is the Dopamine reward system?
-Mesolimbic
If you choose the immediate reward what system is the major controller?
-Mesolimbic
If you choose the delayed reward what is the major controller?
-Frontal cortex
In the mesolimbic system where is the first nucleus found?
-Ventral Tegmental Area
From is the nucleus from the ventral tegmental area?
-Nucleus accumbens
From the VTA what is the next place we go?
-Pre-frontal cortex
Where do you find the VTA?
-By the substantia Nigra
Where does the Dopamine from the VPA go?
-Nucleus accumbens
When you send out dopamine from the VPA what else do you send out?
-An inhibition to the Pre frontal cortex
Alcohol, Nicotine, Opiods, Cocaine modify what structures function?
-VTA
Drugs of addiction affect the function of what structure?
-VTA
Where is the Nucleus accumbens located?
-Head of the caudate and the anterior portion of the putamen
What is the linking function of the nucleus accumbens?
-Link emotions, planning and motivation
What happens if you damage the nucleus accumbens?
- Induce hyperactivity
- Impulsivity
