Limbic Systems Flashcards
1
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Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC)
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- store emotional/valence info
- recode amygdala
2
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Mid-cingulate cortex (MCC)
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- select responses (mental or motor)
- predict outcomes and resolve ambiguity
- improvise new behaviors for new problems
3
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Amygdala
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- invests sensory experience with emotional significance (valence)
- most prominently involved in fear
4
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Hypothalmus
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autonomic/hormonal control
5
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Periaqueductal gray (PAG)
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- coordinate behaviors
- autonomic/skeletal
6
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Autonomic nervous system (ANS)
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- skeletal and motor output
- memory enhancement
7
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Locus coeruleus (LC)
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-coordinates responses and enhances storage of emotional memories
8
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Dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN)
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regulates mood
9
Q
structures involved in primary emotions
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- amygdala
- hypothalmus
- pariaqueduct gray
10
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structures involved in secondary emotions
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cortical limbic structures + hippocampus
