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Limbic System Lec16 Flashcards

1
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parts of the papez circuit actually involved in emotions

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cingulate cortex and the hypothalamus

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Areas of the limbic system involved in emotional processing

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amygdala, anterior and mid-cingulate cortex, mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus and prefrontal cortex.

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Primary emotions are reflexive and involve the (3)

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amygdala, hypothalamus, and PAG

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what primarily drives primary emotions?

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the amygdala —- which gets input from the auditory pathway (or visual) via the thalamus as well as directly from the auditory pathway.

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5
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___ emotions are conscious

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Secondary

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secondary emotions and involve the ___

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cortical limbic structures

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Stimulation of the___ with norepinephrine induces the fight or flight response

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dorsolateral portion of the PAG

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. Stimulation of the ___ portion of PAG with norepinephrine leads to hypoactivity

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ventral

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Since the ___ nuclei project to the PAG, you can also stimulate the ___ nuclei for the same effect.

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hypothalamic

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10
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You need the ___ and ___ to regulate emotions.

If you get a stroke or tumor to either one of these regions you lose control of your emotions and can result in sham rage (excessive rage without external control)

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hypothalamus or the PAG

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. Only th___ and ___ cingulate cortex play a role in emotional processing.

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cingulate cortex

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12
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is the posterior cingualte cortex ivnovled in emotion?

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no

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. It may be useful to think of serotonin as mood ___

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altering

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. It may be useful to think of norepinpehrine as mood

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elevating

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15
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what is included in the papez circuit

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___ is the synapse site of the limbic system in the thalamus

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mediodorsal n.

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17
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primary emotions are linked with ___ reflexes

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autonomic

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18
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If a monkey’s temporal lobe / amygdala was removed, the animal became (4)

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  1. docile
  2. hyperoral
  3. hypersexual
  4. and ate inappropriate items.
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19
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Urbach-Wiethe disease = what is the cause and what are the sx?

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calcification & loss of amygdala

  1. no fear response
  2. can’t recognize fear in faces
  3. risky behaviors
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20
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Fear response involves direct connections from

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thalamus to amygdala

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21
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Shown by auditory-foot shock conditioning experiment. Even if amygdala/
auditory cortex connection was cut,

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fear was still present

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Amygdala connects to __ and __ for fight-or-flight response

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PAG and LC

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Stimulation of ___ PAG = fight-or-flight,

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Dorsal

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24
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lesion of Dorsal PAG

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affective defense & “sham rage”

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25
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lesion fo ventral pag

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quiet, biting

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26
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All major emotion structures are connected to
the __

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PAG

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27
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The PAG regulates ANS via

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soliary n.

dorsal mtoor fo vagus

IML

28
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The hypothalamus-pituitary axis (HPA) is driven by the (3)

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amygdala, limbic cortex, & locus
coeruleus

29
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Amygdala / Insula / Limbic Cortex (ACC) –> Paraventricular Nucleus (PVN) of hypothalamus –>

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CRH

30
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the amygdala projects to which cingulate cortex?

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the ACC and anterior MCC

31
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the ___ region of the cingulate cortex (around the genu of the corpus callosum) is extra
vulnerable to emotional diseases like depression

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perigenual

32
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anterior cingulate cortex connects the ans to the

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solitary n. and dosal mtoor of vagus

33
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emotion associated with ventral acc

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sadness

34
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emotion associated with rostral acc

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hapiness

35
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“Facial Region” of the ACC is impacted by what emotions

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all of them

36
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emotiona ssociated witht the anterior mid cingualte cortex

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fear

37
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Electrical stimulation of the MCC evokes complex motor responses like (3)

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lip puckering, finger kneading, and bilateral limb movements

38
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fear response

input goes directlyfrom the thalamus to the

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amygdala –> fear response

39
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fear response

thalamus -> amygdala –>

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ACC (upstream) and the PAG and LC (downstream pathways)

40
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thalamus –> amygdala –> ACC (upstream) and the PAG (downstream pathways) –> both faical. n and facial expression activated so fear is expressed ___ and __

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somatically and viscerally

41
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fear response

Memory of event is encoded in the__ and __

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amygdala and cortex

42
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fear response

memory of event is enhanced by

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norepinpehrine

43
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locus coerelus regulates the

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hpa axis

44
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Locus Coeruleus is connected to…

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solitary ncuelus

pag

pvn of hypothalamus

amygdala and limbic

paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus

45
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Locus Coeruleus –> solitary n. –>

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visceral motor center for heart rate

46
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LC –> pag –>

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fight to flight

47
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____ drives PVN/HPA axis

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LC/NE

48
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LC –> Amygdala & Limbic Cortex (cingulate, insular, orbitofrontal) –>

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enhance emotional
memory formation

49
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The Raphe Nuclei project from midbrain to ___

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forebrain

50
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___ disfunction leads to conduct disorders, criminal psychopathy, other
sociopathies, PTSD

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Limbic system

51
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In patients with severe depression, ___ shows decreased glucose metabolism /
reduced activity

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anterior cingulate cortex

52
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Risk factor for depression: No ____ control of amygdala = increased fear and anxiety.

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anterior cingulate control

53
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SSRIS bind strongly to the

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anterior cingulate cortex

54
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deep brain stimulation can create substantial improvement in people with intractable depression if electrodes are placed near the

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acc and amygdala

55
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___ is involved in AFFECT

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Anterior cingulate cortex

56
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___ cortex is involved in motivated behavior and response selection

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Midcingulate

57
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____ has extensive projections to the striatum, red nucleus, pontine nuclei (cerebellum), and cranial nerve motor nuclei for somatomotor driving of alpha motor neurons.

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midcingualte cortex

58
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a very impotant connection in pyshiatry

the amygdala has reciprocal projections to the

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acc

59
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PET studies show activation in ___ when remembering sad events.

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ACC

60
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Electrical simulation of the _____ produces complex motor outputs (that can be modified by context)

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MCC

61
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faical region in the acc projects to the

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facial motor n. and the muscles of facial expression

62
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facial region in the ___ of the cingualte cortex

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acc

63
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what do the reciptocal connections between the LC and the 1. amygadla and 2. cingulate cortex do?

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involved in consolidation of emotional memories

64
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storage of emotionall vlanece memories in the amygdala and acc depends on ___

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norepineprine release by LC

65
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how does locus corelus intercedes in limbic systems to coordinate motor outputs.

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66
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what structures are in the limbic lobe? (3)

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cingulate cortex

parahippocampal gyri

olfactoruy cortex

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