Chapter 12 pt.2 Flashcards
What are the 3 main hypothalamic regions that control eating?
Lateral hypothalamus, Ventromedial hypothalamus, and Paraventricular nucleus
Digestion is controlled by the __________ nervous system.
Enteric
_________ thirst results from an increase in the concentration of dissolved chemicals, ____________ thirst results from a decline in the total volume of body fluids.
Osmotic, Hypovolemic
What two structures are in the control of sexual behaviour?
Hypothalamus and Amygdala
What two effects does hormones have on the brain
Organizing effects and activating effects
The brain structure responsible for mating in males is the ____________, but the structure responsible for sexual motivation is the ______________.
Medial pre-optic area, amygdala
MRI studies have implicated the ___________ network in own-body perception in both transgender and cisgender individuals
default
Why do animals prefer to engage in voluntary behaviours?
because their rewarding
Neural circuits maintain contact with rewarding environmental stimuli in the present or in the future through ___________ and __________ subsystems.
Wanting and Liking subsystems
Which neurotransmitter is related to reward?
Dopamine
What neurotransmitters are related to “liking?”
Opioid and endocannabinoid
Whats intracranial self-stimulation?
when animals learn to turn on a stimulating electric current to their brain
