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Cerebrum Function

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interprets information & decides what happens next

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Frontal Lobes

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controls voluntary movements

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Parietal Lobes

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language

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Temporal Lobes

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hearing, short term memory, smell

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occipital lobes

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visual reception and interpretation

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Forebrain Function

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relay center for the brain

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Thalamus

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integrates all sensory input except smell

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hypothalamus

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controls autonomic nervous system, Homeostasis

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Limbic System

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emotional brain

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Midbrain (mesencephalon)

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responsible for integration of visual, auditory, and balance reflexes

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Pons

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sleep & dreaming

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Medulla

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HR, respirations, reflexes

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Cerebellum

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involuntary reflexes

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14
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Cholinergic example

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acetylcholine

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cholinergic location

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neuromuscular junctions

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cholinergic function

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muscle contractions

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17
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Monoamines examples

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norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin, histamine

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Monoamine function

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modulate moods

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Amino acid examples

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GABA (inhibitory) and Glutamate (excitatory)

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Amino Acid function

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make neuron’s dendritic receptor sites more or less likely to fire

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Neuropeptide Examples

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endorphins & enkephalin = opioid peptides

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Increased Cholinergic Levels

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Depression

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Decreased Cholinergic levels

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Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s

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decreased norepinephrine levels

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depression

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increased norepinephrine levels

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mania, anxiety, schizophrenia

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Increased Dopamine Levels

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mania and schizophrenia

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Decreased dopamine levels

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Parkinson’s and depression

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Decreased Serotonin levels

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depression

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Increased Serotonin levels

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anxiety

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Decreased Histamine Levels

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Depression

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Decreased GABA Levels

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epilepsy

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Increased Glutamate levels

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epilepsy

33
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Anterior Pituitary hormones

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TSH, ACTH, melanocyte-stimulating hormone

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Increased TSH Levels

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insomnia, anxiety

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Decreased TSH Levels

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fatigue, depression

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Increased ACTH Levels

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mood disorders, psychosis

37
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Decreased ACTH Levels

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Depression, apathy, fatigue

38
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Increased Prolactin

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depression, anxiety, irritability

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L-tryptophan function

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induces sleep

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Benzodiazepine function

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enhance GABA which produces a calming effects

41
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Genetics can indicate which illnesses

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schizophrenia, bipolar, MDD, alcoholism

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Electroenephalography (EEG)

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Measures brain electrical activity

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Computerized EEG

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Mainly used in research

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CT Scan

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measures accuracy of brain structure, can detect lesions, accesses, infarction or aneurysm

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MRI

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measures anatomical and biochemical status of brain, morphological differences have been noted in schizophrenia

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Positron emission tomography (PET)

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measures specific brain functioning such as glucose metabolism, o2 utilization, neurotrans

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