Basic Science Flashcards
1
Q
what is the medial septal nucleus responsible for?
A
learning and memory
2
Q
what is the nucleus basali of Meynert responsible for?
A
attention and arousal
3
Q
what are made using monoamine transmitters?
A
serotonin
NA
4
Q
what is used to made 5HT?
A
tryptophan
5
Q
what is used to made NA?
A
tyrosine
6
Q
what is type of pathway is mesolimbic? what does it do?
A
dopaminergic
motivation and reward
7
Q
what is type of pathway is negrostriatal? what does it do?
A
dopaminergic extrapyramidal (motor)
8
Q
where does the mesolimbic pathway end?
A
pre frontal cortex
9
Q
what is used in aversive and defensive systems?
A
serotonin
10
Q
what does NA do?
A
control alertness and arousal
11
Q
what can deficiency of NA cause?
A
ADHD
depression
12
Q
why does schizophrenia occur?
A
excess of dopamine
