Behavioral Neuroanatomy, Neurotransmission and LGBTQ Flashcards
Planning for future action (executive functions)
Dorsolateral convexity
Decreased motivation, concentration, and attention
Disorientation
Mood disturbances
Dorsolateral convexity
Control over biological drives
Part of the dopamine-driven “reward” circuit
Orbitofrontal cortex
Disinhibition and inappropriate behavior
Poor judgment
Lack of inhibition or remorse (“pseudo-psychopathic” behavior)
Orbitofrontal cortex
Apathy
Decreased spontaneous movement (akinesia)
Gait disturbances
Incontinence
Medial cortex
Control of movement
Medial cortex
Memory
Learning
Emotion
Auditory processing
Temporal Lobes
Impaired memory
Psychomotor seizures
Changes in aggressive behavior
Inability to understand language (i.e., Wernicke’s aphasia [left-side lesions])
Temporal Lobes
Memory storage
Hippocampus
Poor new learning (anterograde amnesia)
Hippocampus
Memory processing
Memory of odors
Mammilary bodies
Anterograde amnesia
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Mammilary bodies
Coordination of emotional states, particularly anger and aggression, with somatic responses
Amygdala
Klüver-Bucy syndrome (decreased aggression, increased sexuality, hyperorality)
Decreased conditioned fear response
Inability to recognize facial and vocal expressions of anger in others
Amygdala
Somatic sensation and body image
Parietal lobes
Impaired intelligence
Impaired processing of visual-spatial information, (i.e., cannot copy a simple line drawing or a clock face correctly [right-sided lesions])
Gerstmann’s syndrome (i.e., cannot name fingers, write, tell left from right, or do simple math, and impaired processing of verbal information [left-sided lesions])
Parietal Lobes
Vision
Occipital lobes
Visual hallucinations and illusions
Inability to identify camouflaged objects
Blindness
Occipital lobes
Four major subdivisions of the frontal lobe
motor strip and the supplemental motor area, involved in movement;
third, Broca’s area, in language.
fourth subdivision is the prefrontal cortex.
Perseveration, engaging in repeated unnecessary behavior and thought, disinhibition, and sudden outbursts of temper, as well as reinstatement of the infantile sucking and rooting reflexes
Prefrontal lobe syndrome
Schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), both of which are characterized by personality and affective changes, are associated with decreased __________ _______ cortical activity
bilateral prefrontal
maintaining attention and concentration, and changing problem-solving strategies when needed.
Dorsolateral convexity
activated in addicts exposed to drug-related cues
Orbitofrontal region
has connections to the basal ganglia and accessory cortical motor areas and is involved primarily in motor activity
Medial region/cortex
Lesions of the ____ prefrontal area, both cortical and subcortical, can result in depression
left
Lesions of the ___ prefrontal area are more likely to produce manifestations of elevated mood
Right
positive mood is associated with activation of the ____ prefrontal cortex
Left
Stress is associated with activation of the ___ prefrontal cortex
Right
primary functions are to mediate between the hypothalamus and cerebral cortex and to modulate the activity of the autonomic nervous system (ANS)
Limbic lobe/system
contains the hippocampus, fornix, amygdala, septum, part of the thalamus, the cingulate gyrus, and related structures
Limbic system or Papez circuit
acts on the hypothalamus, which in turn influences endocrine control of emotions through secretion of hormones
Limbic system or Papez circuit
What are the components of the basal ganglia?
Striatum (caudate nucleus and putamen)
Pallidum (globus pallidus)
substantia nigra
subthalamic nucleus
What is the role of the basal ganglia?
Translates the desire to execute movement into actual movements
Parkinson’s symptoms can be produced by overactivity of the ___ or damage to the _________
Striatium; substantia nigra
Huntington’s disease can be produced by underactivity of the _____ and shrinkage of the ______
Striatum, caudate nucleus
Tourette’s syndrome is associated with damage to the _______
Caudate
Hemiballismus or flailing movements can be caused by damage to the _______
Subthalamic nucleus
Can result from a left parietal lobe lesion and produce finger agnosia, alexia, agraphia, right left confusion, and acalculia.
Gestmann’s syndrome
Cognitive or mood issues associated with:
Parkinson’s Disease
Huntington’s Disease
Tourette’s Syndrome
Hemiballismus
Depression
Depression and Dementia
OCD
Mood issues, depression
Two types of declarative memory
episodic, semantic
Associated Anatomy: Episodic
Temporal lobes (medial), anterior thalamic nuclei, fornix, hippocampus, mammillary bodies, prefrontal cortex
Associated Anatomy: Semantic
Inferolateral temporal lobes
Two types of nondeclarative memory
Procedural and working
Associated Anatomy: Procedural
Cerebellum, basal ganglia, supplementary motor area
Associated Anatomy: Working
Prefrontal cortex, language and visual-association areas
Aphasia: Broca’s
Site of Brain Damage
Speech
Comprehension
Repetition
Site: Left posterior frontal cortex and underlying structures
Speech: nonfluent and effortful
Comprehension: Mostly preserved for single words and simple sentences
Repetition: Impaired
Aphasia: Wernicke’s
Site of Brain Damage
Speech
Comprehension
Repetition
Site: Left posterior, superior, and middle temporal lobe cortex
Speech: Fluent, abundant, well articulated, and melodic
Comprehension: Impaired
Repetition: Impaired
Aphasia: Conduction
Site of Brain Damage
Speech
Comprehension
Repetition
Site: Left superior temporal and supramarginal gyri
Speech: Fluent, some defects with articulation
Comprehension: Intact or largely maintained
Repetition: Impaired
Aphasia: Global
Site of Brain Damage
Speech
Comprehension
Repetition
Site: Very large left perisylvian lesion
Speech: scant, nonfluent
Comprehension: impaired
Repetition: Impaired
Aphasia: Transcortical motor
Site of Brain Damage
Speech
Comprehension
Repetition
Site: Anterior or superior to broca’s area
Speech: Explosive, nonfluent
Comprehension: Intact or largely retained
Repetition: Intact or largely retained
Aphasia: Transcortical sensory
Site of Brain Damage
Speech
Comprehension
Repetition
Site: Posterior or inferior to wernicke’s area
Speech: scant, fluent
Comprehension: impaired
Repetition: Intact or largely retained
When does brain differentiation occur?
When does it occur relative to genital differentiation?
2nd trimester; later
In what brain areas are there gender differences?
Hypothalamus, anterior commissure, corpus callosum, and thalamus
What are the types of explicit memory
semantic and episodic
What are the types of implicit memory?
procedural and working
The three major classes of neurotransmitters are
the biogenic amines (monoamines), amino acids, and peptides
Biogenic amines and amino acids are synthesized in__________ , whereas peptides are synthesized in __________.
presynaptic terminals; neuronal cell bodies
Besides the three major classes, what can also function as neurotransmitters
endocrine hormones and other substances
Evidence indicates that not only availability of neurotransmitters can regulate neural responsiveness. What other things can do this? (2)
changes in the number, or affinity (sensitivity) of receptors for specific neurotransmitters (neuronal plasticity)
and the efficiency with which a neurotransmitter signal is changed into a message,
When stimulated by neurotransmitters, postsynaptic receptors also may alter the metabolism of neurons by:
what are four examples?
the use of second messengers such as cyclic adenosine and guanosine monophosphate (cAMP, cGMP), lipids like diacylglycerol, and Ca2+
also may act as second messengers as well as neurotransmitters
eicosanoid metabolites and gases like nitric oxide
Depression
Neurotransmitter (Major Metabolite) Activity Increased (↑) OR DECREASED (↓)
Primary Brain Areas Implicated in Symptom Production
Other Brain Areas Implicated
Norepinephrine (MHPG)(↓), serotonin (5-HIAA) (↓), dopamine (HVA) (↓)
Primary: Left prefrontal cortex
Other: Limbic system
Mania
Neurotransmitter (Major Metabolite) Activity Increased (↑) OR DECREASED (↓)
Primary Brain Areas Implicated in Symptom Production
Other Brain Areas Implicated
Dopamine (HVA) (↑),GABA (↓)
Primary: Right prefrontal cortex
Other: Limbic system