Unit 2 review Flashcards
if cell reaches wrong target
- feels like its in the right spot
- not active when others are active
- apoptosis
stem cell
- embryonic
- totipotent
- regenerates
travel to target
- migrate by chemical road signs
- when get close, connect and interact with other neurons
- if other neurons activated at same time, happy and fit in
- use nerve growth factors to determine if in right spot
why don’t neurons regenerate
- don’t have maternal chemical road signs
- complicated connections
- isolated from outside world, so not exposed to chemical or physical insults
- shielded by BBB
3 epochs characterized by apoptosis
- ) paranatal- around birth
- ) around 5 yrs old- language cortex killed (Genie)
- ) around 21 yrs old- frontal cortex with cells associated with identity
NGF antagonist
- bad if inject into brain
- cells kill themselves b/c no brain damage
how can lethal gene be dominant
- by selfish gene theory doesn’t make sense
- only makes sense if gene kicks in after genes are spread (given to offspring)- Huntington’s
L dopa
- effective temporarily for parkinsons
- chemical precurser to dopamine- don’t have to wait around for synthesis
- unlike dopamine crosses BBB
glutamate
- aggravates already hurting cell b/c Na/K pumps not working right
- Glu opens more channels -> bad
- leads to cell death
stroke and stimulant
- give after penumbra cells have recovered
- worse thing to do immediately
severed sensory nerve from brains perspective
-identical to missing limb
phantom limb
- missing extremity which no longer sends input to the brain
- theory- brain interprets noise as sensation
- theory- adjacent nerves connect
layout of somatosensory and phantom limb
- head next to hand
- if lose part of hand, head area can invade hand area
SZ symptoms not until after 20
- frontal cortex hasn’t kicked in yet
- if already have preexisting damage from prenatal stress, together with post-adolescent apoptsis leads to frontal lobe damage
anti-psychotic drug
-targets dopamine receptor and holds on
-dopamine can’t bind
Ex: Haldol
overabundance of dopamine
- can produce psychotic symptoms
- and can induce parkinsons?
positive symptoms
- not pleasant
- just means presentation of symptoms normal people don’t have