Additional Stuff I

Question 1

What neuronal structures of the CNS are part of the motivation/reward-system?

Answer 1

Amygdala
Prefrontal Cortex
Nucleus Accumbens
Ventral Tegmental Area

Question 2

Name the cycle of the reward/motivation-system!

Answer 2

Motivation -> planning -> execution -> reward (-> motivation …)

Question 3

Name drugs that enhance the mesolimbic dopamine system in some way!

Answer 3

Cocaine
Amphetamine
Heroine
Ethanol
Cannabionoides
Nicotine

Question 4

Where does the neuronal soma of primary sensory neurons usually sit?

Answer 4

In the dorsal root ganglia!

Question 5

Best drug to reduce pain already at the level of the spinal cord?

Answer 5

Opiates

Question 6

Pain is elicited by …..

Answer 6

Nociceptors

Question 7

Learning requires what and where?

Answer 7

It requires NMDA receptors in the hippocampus.

Question 8

Name cell types of the hippocampus that form declarative memory!

Answer 8

Place cells
Grid cells
Time cells
Head-Orientation cells

Question 9

Where is procedural memory stored?

Answer 9

in the Stratum

Question 10

Examples for procedural memory:

Answer 10

Skills and Habits