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πš™πš‘πš’πšœπš’πš˜πš•πš˜πšπš’ 𝟸 : πš—πšŽπšžπš›πš˜πšœπšŒπš’πšŽπš—πšŒπšŽ > Emotion > Flashcards

Emotion Flashcards

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What are the two theories of emotion?

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β†’ James-Lange

β†’ Cannon-Bard

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What is the James-Lange theory of emotion?

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β†’ we experience emotions in response to physiological changes in our body

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What is the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion?

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β†’ We can experience emotions independently of emotional expression

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When are emotions produced?

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β†’ When signals reach the thalamus either directly from sensory receptors or by descending cortical input

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What is the brain system responsible for emotion?

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β†’ Broca’s limbic lobe

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What are the 3 structures that make up Broca’s limbic lobe?

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β†’ Parahippocampal gyrus
β†’ Cingulate gyrus
β†’ Subcallosal gyrus

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What 3 areas of the brain form a ring around the corpus callosum?

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β†’ Cingulate Gyrus of the Cingulate Cortex
β†’ Medial surface of the Temporal lobe
β†’ Hippocampus

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Describe the pathway that emotion takes?

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β†’ Neocortex sends signals to the cingulate cortex which is responsible for emotions
β†’ this sends a signal via the hippocampus to the hypothalamus where the expression of emotion occurs

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What is the proof that the hippocampus is involved in the behavioural expression of emotion?

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β†’ Rabies infects the hippocampus

β†’ hyperemotional responses

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What does a lesion in the anterior thalamus cause?

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β†’ Spontaneous laughing or crying

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What are the 3 subdivisions of the hippocampal complex?

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β†’ Dentate gyrus
β†’ CA1-CA4 subfields
β†’ Subiculum

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What are the 6 structures that make up the limbic system?

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β†’ Cingulate gyrus
β†’ Parahippocampal structures
β†’ Septal nuclei 
β†’ Amygdala
β†’ Entorhinal cortex
β†’ Hippocampal complex
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What is the function of the limbic system?

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β†’ Attaches behavioural significance and response to a stimulus

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What does damage to the limbic system in animals cause?

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β†’ profound effects on emotional responsiveness

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What are the 3 roles of the cingulate gyrus?

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β†’ Complex motor control
β†’ Pain perception
β†’ Social interactions/mood

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What roles do the hippocampus and the para-hippocampal areas have?

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β†’ memory

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What is the function of the amygdala?

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β†’ Involved in learning and storage of emotional aspects of experience

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What are the 2 ways to find out the function of a structure in the brain?

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β†’ Lesion brain part

β†’ Hyperactivate it

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Where is there activity during fear?

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β†’ Activity in the amygdala

20
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What emotions does the amygdala control?

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β†’ Fear
β†’ Anxiety
β†’ Aggression

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Where is the amygdala found?

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β†’ Near the hippocampus

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What are the 3 subnuclei of the amygdala?

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β†’ Corticomedial nuclei
β†’ Central nucleus
β†’ Basolateral nucleus

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Where does the amygdala receive input from?

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β†’ The neocortex

β†’ All lobes including the hippocampal and cingulate gyri

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What do the basolateral nuclei receive information from?

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β†’ ALL sensory systems

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What is the output of the amygdala?

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β†’ Hypothalamus

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What are the amygdala output pathways?

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β†’ Stria terminalis

β†’ Ventral amygdalofugal pathway

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What happens when the temporal lobe is removed in animals?

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β†’ Psychic blindness
β†’ Oral tendencies
β†’ Emotional changes
β†’ Altered sexual behaviour

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What does an amygdalectomy do?

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β†’ Reduces fear
β†’ Reduces aggression
β†’ reduces ability to recognize a fearful expression
β†’ Flattened emotion

29
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What happens if you hyperactivate the amygdala?

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β†’ INcreased vigilance
β†’ Anxiety
β†’ Fear
β†’ Aggression

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What is the amygdala involved in?

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β†’ PTSD

β†’ Giving emotional content to memories

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What are the two types of aggression?

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β†’ Predatory aggression

β†’ Affective aggression

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What is predatory aggression?

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β†’ Attacks made against a member of a different species to obtain food
β†’ No sympathetic activity

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What is affective aggression?

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β†’ For show
β†’ Threatening postures
β†’ Social hierarchy
β†’ High levels of sympathetic activity

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What are the two surgeries to reduce human aggression?

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β†’ Amygdalaectomy

β†’ Psychosurgery

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What are the effects of psychosurgery?

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β†’ Reduced aggressive behaviour
β†’ relief from anxiety
β†’ Unpleasant side effects

36
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What happens when you remove the cerebral hemispheres but not the hypothalamus?

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β†’ sham rage

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What happens when you remove both cerebral hemispheres and the anterior hypothalamus?

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β†’ sham rage

38
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What happens when you remove the posterior hypothalamus?

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β†’ No sham rage

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What does electrical stimulation of the hypothalamus lead to?

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β†’ Effective and predatory aggression

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What is affective aggression elicited by?

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β†’ Stimulating the medial hypothalamus

41
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What is predatory aggression elicited by?

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β†’ Stimulating the lateral hypothalamus

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What are the 2 structures involved with predatory aggression?

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β†’Medial forebrain bundles

β†’ Ventral tegmental area

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What are the 2 structures involved with affective aggression?

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β†’ Dorsal longitudinal fasciculus

β†’ Periaqueductal grey matter

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How is aggression related to serotonin?

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β†’ inversely related to serotonergic activity

45
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What antagonists increases aggression?

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β†’ 5HT antagonists

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What agonists decrease aggression?

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β†’ 5HT1A

β†’ 5HT1B

πš™πš‘πš’πšœπš’πš˜πš•πš˜πšπš’ 𝟸 : πš—πšŽπšžπš›πš˜πšœπšŒπš’πšŽπš—πšŒπšŽ (21 decks)

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