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_____serves an inhibitory function and ____ anxiety
GABA, decreases
_____ is an excitatory NT and is linked to LTP
Glutamate
_____ is linked to attention, learning, and movement
Dopamine
______drugs are used to treat nausea, IBS, motion sickness
anticholinergic
cholinergic = ____ which is a NT implicated in ____ and ____
Ach, Alzheimer’s and OCD
noredronergic = ____ and is linked to OCD but not as much as ____
norepinephrine , seratonin
most effective drugs for OCD are _______
seratonergic
damage to ____ results in slurred speech, jerky movements
cerbellum
olfaction bypasses the _____ and goes straight to the ______
thalamus, limbic system
Damage to the _____ is linked to Parkinson’s, Huntington’s
basal ganglia
OCD and Tourettes = damage to the
basal ganglia
_____ region is especially important in declarative and spatial memories
hippocampus
PTSD and depression linked to ____
amygdala
sex hormones are monitored and regulated by the _____
hypothalamus
the ____ connect the two halves of the _____ and plays a role in the integration of ____
pons, cerebellum, movement
2 prominent traits of the cerebral cortex include
1-hemispheric dominance
2-contralaterlization
injury to the left hemisphere would result in the _____ of ____ emotions
increase of negative
stimulation to the left hemiphere would result in the _____ of _____ emotions
increase of positive
stimulation to the right hemiphere would result in the _____ of _____ emotions
increase of negative
injury to the right hemisphere would result in the _____ of ____ emotions
increase of positive
if damage to prefrontal cortex, what kind of memory issues would you have?
working memory
contralateral neglect = damage to the _____ lobe
parietal
gerstman’s syndrome = damage to the
L parietal
wernicke’s area is in the ____ lobe
temporal
if wernicke’s area is damaged, can have ___ speech which is ___ of content
fluid, devoid
wernicke’s and broca’s areas are connected by the _______, and damage to that leads to _______ aphasia
arcuit fissiculus, conduction aphasia
prosopagnosia is trouble recognizing _____ which results from damage to the _____
faces, occipital lobe
In TBI, retrograde and anterograde amnesia can occur. Regarding retrograde, the ____ memories return ____, which is known as
older (remote) return first aka shrinking retrograde amnesia
antipsychotics are aka
neuroleptics
atypical antipsychotics affect which NTs
Dopamine, Seratonin, Norepinephrine, Glutamate
Agranulocytosis is a side effect of _______, which reflects severe ____ in _____ blood cell count
atypical antipsychotics, decrease, white blood cells
TCAs block the reuptake of _____ and can be lethal due to potentially being _____
Norepinephrine, cardiotoxic
Due to their potential for being cardiotoxic, don’t give ____ to suicidal and people with heart conditions
TCAs
SEs of ____ include nausea, vomiting, sexual dysfunction
SSRIs
____ block the enzymes that breakdown norepinephrine and _______
MAOIs, seratonin
SEs of ___ include confusion, tremor, anticholinergic
MAOIs
combining an MAOI with ______ can result in a ________ crisis
antihistamine, hypertensive
_____ stimulate the inhibitory aspect of GABA
benzos
SEs of ____ include drowsiness, lethargy, slurred speech
benzos
what kind of drugs can result in increased tolerance and rebound excitability
benzos