Lecture 3 Flashcards
1
Q
What does Amygdala responsible for?
A
emotion
2
Q
What is the nucleus accumbens responsible for?
A
Reward system
3
Q
If weed smokers lack motivation they would present defict in____
A
Nucleus Accumbens
4
Q
What did they find in the study with 20 smokers and non smokers
A
2 regions were diffrent in smokers, but they are linked, doesn’t mean that it leads to brain damage… because there could be a third variable
5
Q
What is neuropolitics
A
Use psychology to influence voters. Biden takes drugs, it could give him brain damage
6
Q
Insula is responsible for?
A
Active in addictive behaviour
7
Q
Neuromarketing
A
There’s no way of knowing what it actually does, it’s not effective
8
Q
Neuroethics
A
- people love brain images and will skip to it
