Biological bases and memory 3 Flashcards

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VTA- ventral tegmental area

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  • 50% neurons in the VTA
  • projects nucleus accumbens and prefrontal cortex
  • activated by reinforces = food, sex, money, drugs, beauty and humour
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the reflex ( behaviour- producing )

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a simple automatic response to a stimulus

  • stereotyped
  • subconscious
  • unlearned

example= eye blinking, swallowing, pupil dilation

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3
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alpha motor neurons

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cell body in spines

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4
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reflexes

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grasping
suckling
- for new born and infants

-inhibited by MATURING BRAIN, but my be DISINHIBITED.

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5
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vestibulo- Ocular reflex (VOR)

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modifiable - response movement

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