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CNS-FA17-Limbic System Flashcards

1
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The portion of nervous system that is responsible for mood, emotion, affective behavior (bonding) and memory?

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Limbic system

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T/F: Autism is believed to be a deficit in the limbic system

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True

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Structures associated with limbic system?

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Parahippocampal gyri
Cingulatate gyri
EntoRhinal cortex
Hippocampal formation

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The parahippocampus gyrus and cingulate together make up which lobe?

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Limbic lobe

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Cells a part of hippocampal formation?

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Hippocampus proper

Subiculum

Dentate gyri

Fimbria

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Portion of the hippocampal formation that contains pyramidal cells and is divided into CA1,2&3-Cornu of Ammon

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Hippocampal proper

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Transition zone between the parahippocampal gyrus and hippocampus is called

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Subiculum

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Nucleus/nucleus in the hippocampal formation that have neurons cells granule cells

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Dentate gyrus

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Fibers from hippocampal formation that will become the fornix?

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Fimbria

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Intrinsic connections:

Perforant pathway

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Entorhinal cortex —> dentate gyrus —> through Mossy fibers (granule cell axon) —> CA3 —> from Pyramidal cells of CA3 —> form fimbria of formix

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Collaterals fibers coming from the the alveus going to CA1

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Schaffer collateral

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Efferent connections of limbic system

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  1. Entorhinal cortex to association cortex

2. Fornix to mamilary bodies

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Afferent connections of the limbic system

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Septal nucleus —> hippocampus

Locus ceruleus (in pons) —> hippocampus

Raphe nucleus (in reticular formation) —> hippocampus

Ventral regimental area (in midbrain) —> hippocampus

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14
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Neurotransmitter fo septal nucleus

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Cholinergic -ACH

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Neurotransmitter of locus ceruleus

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Noradrenergic

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Neurotransmitter of Raphe nucleus

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5-HT (depression)- Serotonin

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17
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Ventral tegmental area neurotransmitter transmitter

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Dopaminergic (schizophrenia)

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18
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Afferent connection that goes to spinal cord to relieve pain and also cortex

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Reticular formation

19
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Two types of of memory

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Declarative

Procedural

20
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Declarative memory characterized by

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Renal of facts and experiences

21
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Procedural memory characterized by

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Skill i.e. writing/ walking

22
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Memory is believed to work through long term potentiation which can be described as

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High resting potential in the neurons involved

23
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Long term potentiation allows what to occur

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Perservation of memory

Reinforce memory

Plasticity

24
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Term defined by neurons always making new connects, breaking old ones

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Plasticity

25
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Definition: loss of short term memory after the event of lesion in hippocampal formation

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Anterograde amnesia

26
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Memory can also be lost by blocking which neurotransmitter

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Ach (from septal cells)

27
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Memory is improved by increasing which neurotransmitter.

Usually done by blocking enzymes that break it down

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Ach

28
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Who proposed a circuit to explain emotions in 1938

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Papez

29
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Papez circuit

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Cingulate gyrus —> hippocampal formation —> mammillary body —> anterior thalamic nuclei —> cingulate gyrus

30
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The filing system of memory

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Basal forebrain

31
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Function of the basal forebrain

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Consolidates memory

“Wake” state- keeps neurons active and responsive

Prolongs responsiveness of cortical neurons

32
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Pleasure center

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Septal area

33
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Afferent to septal area

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Comes from:

  1. Amygdala
  2. Olfactory tract
  3. Hippocampus
  4. Brainstem
34
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Septal area efferent goes to

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Hypothalamus

Brainstem

Hippocampus

35
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Septal area function

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Reward area

Memory via Ach production

Slow wave activity of hippocampus

36
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The gyrus has connections with:

Amygdala and insula

Amygdala and ortbitofrontal cortex

Ventral striatum, putamen, and supplemental motor area

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Cingulate gyrus

37
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What receives input from the intralaminar nuclei and responds to pain

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Cingulate gyrus

38
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Two parts of amygdala

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Dorsomedial

Ventral lateral

39
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Dorsomedial aspect of Amygdala receive input from

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Afferent from olfactory cortex

40
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Ventrolateral aspect of amygdala receives input from

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Afferent from visual, auditory, hippocampus and somatosensory cortex

41
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Both the mediodorsal and ventrolateral portion of are involved with

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Defense vs Attack postures

42
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Central functions of the amygdala

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Posture (instinctive)

Cognitive

Endocrine

Modulation of reticular formation

43
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T/F: Amygdala is important for fear

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True

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