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Brain Controlled Motor Output Flashcards

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In reflex situations, sensory inputs info to ______ via _____

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somatic motor neurons, direct or indirect input

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Direct sensory input comes from…

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1a afferents of muscle spindle

- stretch reflex

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Indirect sensory input comes from…

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interneurons from various areas of brain

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In nonreflex situations, sensory/limbic/frontal lobe input triggers…

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central preprocessing w/in the supplemental and premotor cortices

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Triggering of central preprocessing results in…

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motor plan implemented by commands transmitted from primary motor cortex

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Successful execution of central preprocessing depends on…

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feedback via somatosensory cortex information and visual pathway

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Motor processing is also provided by the…

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cerebellum and basal ganglia

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NS output regulates:

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  • which muscle fibers will be stimulated to contract

- contractile force of skeletal muscles (somatic motor activity)

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Planning of motor output involves…

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many areas of the posterior region of the frontal lobe

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Examples of input for motor output:

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  • motivational factors from limbic system
  • planning from premotor cortex and supplemental motor complex
  • sensory information from parietal cortex
  • subcortical processing in cerebellum and basal ganglia
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Premotor cortex is located in…

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frontal lobe rostral (in front of) primary motor cortex

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Functions of premotor cortex:

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  • designs movements to do desired tasks
  • active in planning and execution of movement
  • sends output to primary motor cortex to control simple tasks of distal limb muscles
  • has Broca’s area: important in word formation
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Premotor cortex mainly controls…

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  • axial muscles for posture
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Impulses to axial muscles are carried in the…

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anterior corticospinal tract

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Supplemental motor areas are located…

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anterosuperior to premotor cortex

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Functions of supplemental motor areas:

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  • planning of complex bilateral movements
  • work w/ premotor and primary motor cortex
  • involved in vocalization and complex postural movements
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Primary motor cortex is located on the…

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precentral gyrus of frontal lobe

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Primary motor cortex is only involved in…

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execution of movement

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Primary motor cortex receives input from…

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  • premotor regions
  • supplemental regions
  • sensory proprioceptors
  • visual paths
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Input from sensory proprioceptors and visual paths provide feedback to primary motor cortex so it can…

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modify its output

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Direct input from sensory proprioceptors and visual paths come from…

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1a afferents of muscle spindle (stretch reflex)

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Indirect input from sensory proprioceptors and visual paths come from…

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interneurons from various areas of brain

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Primary motor cortex controls…

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fine voluntary movement

  • simple learned tasks involving distal limbs
  • muscles of speech
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Primary motor cortex is arranged in…

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functional columns

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Each unit of the primary motor cortex is responsible for…

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motor output to a group of synergistic muscles

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Primary motor cortex is organized…

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contralaterally

- right brain controls left and vice versa

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Motor output fibers from giant pyramidal cells in the primary motor cortex originate from…

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motor homunculus

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T/F: output fibers in the primary motor cortex travel on specific pathways in spinal cord

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T

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Output fibers in the primary motor cortex synapse in…

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ventral horn of spinal cord w/ motor neurons

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Output fibers in the primary motor cortex regulates…

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contractile force of skeletal muscles (somatic motor activity)

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Corticospinal tracts are the…

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most important output from motor cortex

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Corticospinal tracts control…

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movement to axial and appendicular skeletal muscles below the head

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Corticospinal tracts begin as..

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pyramidal tracts

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34
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Pyramidal tracts have fibers that originate from…

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  • primary motor cortex

- premotor and supplemental motor cortices

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Pyramidal tracts travel from…

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cortex to brainstem

- doesn’t synapse in brainstem

36
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Pyramidal tracts divides into 2 types of tracts:

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  • lateral corticospinal tract

- ventral corticospinal tract

37
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Lateral corticospinal tract makes up what percentage of the fibers in the corticospinal tracts?

38
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T/F: lateral corticospinal tracts do not cross-over midline at the medulla

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F, they do cross-over

39
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Lateral corticospinal tract descend in the…

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lateral column of white matter of the spinal cord

40
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Lateral corticospinal tract synapse directly w/…

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alpha motor neurons in ventral horn

41
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Lateral corticospinal tract control:

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fine, skilled movements in distal portion of limbs

42
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Ventral corticospinal tract makes up what percentage of the fibers in the corticospinal tracts?

43
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Ventral corticospinal tracts continue…

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ipsilaterally in ventral white column of spinal cord

44
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Ventral corticospinal tract synapse on…

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interneurons in the ventral horn at the level of the spinal cord

45
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Ventral corticospinal tract connects…

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bilaterally w/ alpha motor neurons

46
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Ventral corticospinal tract controls…

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postural and gross movements in axial (trunk) and proximal limb muscles

47
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Corticobulbar tract relays motor output to muscles of…

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  • eyes
  • face
  • tongue
  • throat
48
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Fibers of the corticobulbar tract travels to the…

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motor nuclei or cranial nerves

49
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Subcortical components involved in motor control:

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  • cerebellum

- basal ganglia

50
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Basic structure of cerebellum:

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2 hemispheres each divided into three lobes

51
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Three lobes of the cerebellum:

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  • flocculonodular
  • anterior lobe
  • posterior lobe
52
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Each lobe of the cerebellum has…

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  • cerebellar cortex

- deep cerebellar nuclei

53
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Vestibulocerebellum controls…

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posture and equilibrium

54
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Input for vestibulocerebellum comes from…

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vestibular apparatus in the inner ear to the flocculonodular lobe

55
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Vestibulocerebellum aids w/…

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equilibrium control, especially w/ respect to head position

56
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Vestibulocerebellum is important during performance of…

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rapid motions involving changes in direction

57
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Corticocerebellum (lateral portions of anterior and posterior lobes) control…

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movement planning

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Corticocerebellum (lateral portions of anterior and posterior lobes) receives information from…

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  • supplemental
  • premotor
  • parietal
59
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Corticocerebellum (lateral portions of anterior and posterior lobes) involved in…

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  • planning and initiation of movement to distal parts of limbs
  • motor learning
60
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Corticocerebellum (lateral portions of anterior and posterior lobes) outputs through…

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thalamus to motor and premotor cortices

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Spinocerebellum (medial portions of anterior and posterior lobes) helps w/…

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smoothing of limb movement

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Spinocerebellum (medial portions of anterior and posterior lobes) gets input from…

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spinal cord pertaining to on-going movement

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Spinocerebellum (medial portions of anterior and posterior lobes) receives discrete….

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moment-by-moment information such as limb position and muscle actions (muscle length and tension)

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Spinocerebellum (medial portions of anterior and posterior lobes) output helps regulate..

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trunk and proximal limb movement

- corrects errors in output

65
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Spinocerebellum (medial portions of anterior and posterior lobes) outputs to what location?

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  • thalamus

- ventral horn of spinal cord via red nucleus

66
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What happens when cerebellum functions improperly?

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abnormalities of movement occur

67
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What are some abnormalities of movement due to improper functioning of cerebellum?

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  • disorders of coordination (ataxia), equilibrium, and muscle tone
  • errors in direction (dysmetria) and force of movement
  • jerky step-like movements
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Basal ganglia:

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numerous nuclei located deep in cerebral hemispheres in close proximity to thalamus

69
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Connections and operation of basal ganglia are…

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very complex

70
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Basal ganglia are associated w/…

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multiple excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters

71
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Basal ganglia involved in…

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  • programming and planning movement

- converting abstract thought into voluntary actions

72
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Functions of basal ganglia:

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  • help select movement to be made
  • determine how rapidly movement is to be performed
  • determine how large movement will be (changes intensity of movements)
73
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Basal ganglia has two circuits:

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  • putamen circuit

- caudate circuit

74
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Putamen circuit is for…

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subconscious execution of learned patterns of movement

75
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Caudate circuit is for…

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cognitive planning of sequential and parallel motor patterns to achieve specific goals

76
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Two examples of disorders of the motor system:

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  • parkinson’s

- huntington’s

77
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Parkinson’s occurs due to…

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widespread destruction of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra of the basal ganglia

78
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Dopamine produces inhibition of activity in…

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motor areas of cerebral cortex

79
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Symptoms of Parkinson’s:

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  • muscular rigidity
  • resting tremors
  • bradykinesia
80
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Treatments of Parkinson’s:

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  • L-dopa
  • L-deprenyl: inhibits MOA
  • transplanted fetal dopamine cells
  • destruction of feedback circuitry
81
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Huntington’s is a….

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genetic disease w/ progressive loss of GABA and cholinergic neurons in certain basal ganglia

82
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Huntington’s results in…

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absence of inhibition and excessive excitation of cortex

83
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Symptoms of Huntington’s:

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  • depression
  • dementia
  • loss of motor control
  • chorea (rapid flicking movement of face muscles and distal limbs)
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T/F: there is a cure for Huntington’s

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F, only can provide some relief

85
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Ways to provide relief for Huntington’s:

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  • dopamine blockers

- memory aids

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