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Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology Flashcards

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Range of Emotions

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Death
Coma
Sleep- Normal
Drowsy- Normal
Normal- Normal
Aroused- Normal
Highly Excited- Normal
Convulsions
Death
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Homeostasis

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The body responding to stimuli coming from our environment

Maintenance of the internal equilibrium- keeps certain levels of ions, hormones, and molecules

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Neuronal Anatomy

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Neuron- Entire Cell
Dendrites- Branches off the main cell
Axon- Long extension coming from the cell
Axon Terminal- Where vesicles leave the neuron

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Synaptic Transmission

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Neurotransmitters held in vesicles

Exocytosis allows for the release of neurotransmitters into the synapse

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Termination of Synaptic Action

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Metabolism
Reuptake
Displacement- Through antagonist

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Examples of Neurotransmitters

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Cannabinoid
Dopamine
Serotonin
GABA
Glutamate
Adrenaline
Histamine
Opioid
Glycine
Acetylcholine
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Dopamine

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Pathways originate through 3 pathways

  1. Hypothalmus to pituitary- hormonal response to schizophrenia
  2. Substantia nigra to basal ganglia- Parkinson’s disease
  3. Midbrain to frontal cortex (medial forebrain bundle) reward and schizophrenia
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Serotonin (5HT)

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Tryptamine based transmitter that is similar to LSD
Plays a role in depression, affective states, sleep, sex, temperature regulation
Transporter is largest target of SSRIs

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GABA

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Major inhibitory neurotransmitter
High concentration in brain and spinal chord
GABAa- fast receptors and open chloride channels
GABAb- slow response of G-protein coupled type

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Glutamate

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Major Excitatory Neurotransmitter
Found on surface of nearly all neurons
Plays critical role in cortical cognitive function, motor control, cerebellum, sensory function
Regulate synaptic plasticity, involved in learning, memory and cognitive function

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Types of Receptors

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Ion Channel
G-protein activation of second messenger
Phosphorylation of key signaling molecules
Agonist- Transport in nucleus to have transcriptional and translational effects

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Ways that Drugs Affect Synapse

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  1. Alter electrical transmission
  2. Alter synthesis of transmitter
  3. Alter transport into vesicle
  4. Alter ion transport
  5. Cause transmitter release from terminal
  6. Prevent re-uptake back into terminal
  7. Mimic the transmitter at receptor
  8. Block the receptor
  9. Inhibit transmitter metabolism
  10. Increase transmitter metabolism
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Limbic System

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limbus or border
Forms border around the brainstem
Includes: hippocampus, hypothalmus, amygdala, olfactory tubercle, thalamus, cingulate gyrus, hippocampal gyrus

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Limbic System- Emotion

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Strong autonomic nervous system
Both sympathetic and parasympathetic
Acts to modulate influence of hypothalamus and other brain regions

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Limbic System- Learning and Memory

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Memory retained in spite of extensive damage
Problem solving typically impaired
Stimulation of temporal lobe sites results in vivid memories or flashbacks

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Nervous System Function

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Autonomic Nervous System
Sympathetic- "Fight or flight" reactions
-Norepinephrine
Parasympathetic- 
- Controls involuntary bodily function
- SLUD response
- Acetylcholine
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Limbic System Reward

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Both positive and negative reinforcements are found in the system
Appears to modulate the influence of other system on brain function
Most effective Reinforcement Sites: hypothalamus, midbrain

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Hippocampus

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Learning and memory
Probably not "short term" memory
Secondary process in transition to "long term memory"
Theta wave EEG in response to novel stimuli- arousal and attention
Lesions lead to deficits in 
- passive avoidance
- extinction
- reversal of prior discrimination
- multiple choice point maze learning
- low response rate reinforcement
- spontaneous alternation
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Septal Area

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Emotional behavior/ motor inhibition
Generally opposes amygdala
Modulate via the hypothalamus
Lesions lead to:
viciousness
Exaggerated rage
Enhanced reactivity
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Amygdala

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Emotional behavior
Lesions lead to
- placidity, lack of aggression
- Attenuate hyper-emotional states
- Hyperphagia
- Disrupts all types of avoidance behaviors
Diverse results due to different loci
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Cingulate Gyrus

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- Limbic "cortex"
Motor facilitation
Lesions lead to
-inhibitory and facilitatory, depending on location of cut
- impairment of active avoidance

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