Neurobiology

Question 1

What area of the brain is affected in Wernicke’s

Answer 1

mammillary bodies
third ventricle, medial nucleus of the thalamus, midbrain tectal plate
located in mid-posterior above brainstem and pons

Question 2

GABA- A

Answer 2

ionotropic receptor adn ligand-gated ion channel - selectively conducts Cl- through –> hyperpolarization/stabilization of the neuron

BZD, nonBZD, barbituates, ethanol, neuroactive. steroids, inhaled anesthetics

intoxication of etoh

Question 3

GABA - B

Answer 3

craving and withdrawal of etoh