Stuff i cant remember Flashcards
where does the reward circuit originiate
forebrain
what are the functions of the PFC
Problem solving
Personality
Planning
Learning
Executive function
Self-awareness
Social behaviour
Memory
Decision making
what are the functions of the amy
Emotion
Learning
Memory
Reward
Arousal
Stress
Attention
what are the functions of the CN
Voluntary motion
Pain
Learning
Memory
Sleep
Social behaviour
what are the functions of the LC?
Memory
Arousal
Cognition
Emotion
Attention
Sleep
Stress
What are the functions of the RN?
Pain
Memory
Appetite
Aggression
Anxiety
Sleep
Temperature
Emotion
Memory
how do you measure impulsivity
self-reports
behavioural scores
electrophysiology
deficient ___- results in an inability to override thoughts that lead to actions
frontostriatal cognitive control
how are the long-term changes in neural rewiring faciliated?
molecular signaling and transcriptional changes
what are the 2 catecholamine NTs
NE and DA
what NT do receptors on VTA-DAergic neurons respond to?
ACh
which NT is central to learning/memory PFC circuits
ACh
which NT is most major in cue-triggered relapse ?
Glu
what method allows you to measure neurotransmitter levels in specific nuclei
microdialysis
what activates NMDARs
Glu and Ser/Gly
what kind of G protein receptors are Group I glutamate receptors
Gq
what kind of G protein receptors are Group II/III glutamate receptors
Gi
what are the 4 terms describing LTP action?
what is meant by each one
specificity - sites of LTP confined to a specific site
associativity - strong stimulation at one pathway will induce LTP for weak pathways at the same site
cooperativity - many weak stimuli can induce LTP
persistence - potentiation can last minutes, weeks, months