ADHD Workshop Part 2

Question 1

What does dopamine do in the human brain ?

Answer 1

Plays an important role in:

Executive function 
Motor control
Motivation
Arousal
Reinforcement
Reward 
Thinking
Movement
Emotions 
Learning

Question 2

What can a dysfunction of dopamine system do ?

Answer 2

Can lead to numerous disorders and diseases

Question 3

What are the 4 dopamine pathways ?

Answer 3

Meso-limbic

Mesco-cortical

Nigrostraiatal

Tberonifundibular

Question 4

What is the miso-limbic pathway?

Answer 4

meso=Midbrain. it is the area of the brainstem associated with vison, hearing, motor control, sleep and wakefulness, arousal and temperature regulation (VTA)

Question 5

What is the meso-cortical pathway ?

Answer 5

An area of the brainstem associated with vision, hearing, motor control, sleep, wakefulness, arousal and temperature regulation (VTA)

Question 6

What is the nigrostriatal pathway?

Answer 6

Transmits dopamine from the substantia nigra to the caudate and putamen (striatum)

Movement regulation

Question 7

What is the tberonifundibular pathway ?

Answer 7

Hypothalamus to the pituitary gland

This medicates sectarian of the hormones
Key role in prolactin release
Eating
Mating
ovulation 
Nursing

Question 8

Why does deficient signalling occur in an ADHD brain ?

Answer 8

There is an imbalance of NA and DA release. this causes ineffective information processing in two ways

Question 9

What is the first line treatment of ADHD ?

Answer 9

Methylphenidate

Question 10

What does methylphenidate do ?

Answer 10

Helps with focus and boosts attention