Lecture I Flashcards

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4 main aspects of neurons

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Output, transfer, modulator, input

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Neurons are different from normal cells (4):

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Axons and dendrites are specialized structures to transmit information through APs.
They tend not to reproduce after birth.
Connections can alter.
Each cell type has its own specialized function.

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3
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Hemorrhagic stroke

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Tear in vessel leaks blood into brain tissue.

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4
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Ischemic stroke

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Blood clot in vessel blocks blood supply to certain brain tissue.

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5
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Measuring brain activity via (4):

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APs or local field potentials (electrophysiology)
Electromagnetic fields at scalp (EEG/MEG)
Manipulating neural activity (TMS/tDCS)
Blood oxygenation (fMRI/PET/fNIRS)

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Most important NTs (6):

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Glutamate, GABA, dopamine, serotonin, acetylcholine, norepinephrine.

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Whether a NT inhibits or excites depends on…

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Target cell receptor types.

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Acetylcholine (ACh) (5):

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Both excitatory and inhibitory functions.
Maintain body states, muscle contraction, digestion, etc.
Skeletel muscle: nicotinic receptors.
Heart muscle: muscarinic receptors.
Brain, spinal cord (CNS): interneurons.

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In AD, … levels are …

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ACh levels are low.

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Dopamine (3):

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Both excitatory and inhibitory functions.
Reward system, mood, posture and movement, wakefulness.
Areas producing dopamine mostly in midbrain.

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In PD, … levels are … - causing …

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Dopamine levels are low - causing bradykinesia.

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In schizophrenia, … levels are … - causing …

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Dopamine levels are low - causing hallucinations.

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Norepinephrine (5):

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Both excitatory and inhibitory functions.
Released from adrenal medulla by fear and stress.
Increase heart rate, decrease digestion.
Main NT of sympathetic nervous system.
Related to epinephrine (fight or flight).

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Serotonin (5-HT) (4):

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Mainly inhibitory functions.
Brain’s key monoamine, modulatory NT.
Gut to brain, brain to gut.
Influences effects of other chemical messengers.

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15
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In depression, … levels are …

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5-HT levels are low.

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16
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GABA (4):

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Mainly inhibitory functions.
Main inhibitory NT, prevents excessive signaling.
Released from both axon terminals and dendrites.
Synthesized from glutamate.

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Glutamate (5):

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Mainly excitatory functions.
Most abundant free amino acid.
NMDA and AMPA are major receptors.
On postsynaptic neuron, glutamate binds to them.
Promotes learning by synaptic plasticity.

18
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Oxytocin (4):

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Both inhibitory and excitatory functions.
Loyalty and trust, mother-child bond, love, milk from mammary glands.
Modulates uterus contractions during birth.
Made and released from hypothalamus via pituitary gland.

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When is EEG measurement good? (4)

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Mass activity, synchronized activity, close to scalp, no noise sources.

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EEG measures primarily …, not …, mostly in the …

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Local field potentials, not APs, mostly in the cerebral cortex.

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Advantages of EEG (2):

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Relatively low costs.

High temporal resolution.

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Disadvantages of EEG (2):

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Only surface structures.

Low spatial resolution.

23
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… electrodes are enough to measure P100, N200, P600, etc.

… electrodes are enough for localization.

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2 types of EEG waves:

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Aroused = low amplitude, high frequency = fast waves
Relaxed = high amplitude, low frequency = slow waves
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Aroused waves
Low amplitude, high frequency = fast
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Relaxed waves
High amplitude, low frequency = slow
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``` During arousal: During relaxation: During sleep: During deep sleep: Even less active: ```
``` Arousal: gamma (32+ Hz) and beta (16+ Hz) Relaxation: alpha (8+ Hz) Sleep: theta (4+ Hz) Deep sleep: delta (4- Hz) Less active: coma ```
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Gamma waves
> 32 Hz, superlearning
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Beta waves
16-31 Hz, analytical thinking and processing information
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Alpha waves
8-15 Hz, eyes closed or very relaxed
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Theta waves
4-7 Hz, sleep, REM, deep meditation, dreaming
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Delta waves
< 4 Hz, deep dreamless sleep
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Theta/beta ratio
Lower ratio = more arousal Higher ratio = less arousal High ratio = high theta = low Hz = low arousal
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ADHD
Increased theta/beta ratio = less arousal (less control?) Hyperactive due to less cortical arousal Treatment: stimulantia
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Low spatial frequency - cycles
0.6 cycles per degree
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High spatial frequency - cycles
4.8 cycles per degree
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ERP - temporal resolution
High