Week 6 (Frontal Lobe/Prefrontal Cortex)

Question 1

Direct Pathway

Answer 1

Working memory loop and behavioral regulation loop, emotion regulation and motivation loop

Question 2

ADHD brain is impacted in the following:

Answer 2

• Reduced basal ganglia
			• Reduced striatum
			• Cerebellum
			• Reduction in frontal lobes
			• Corpus callosum
Some suggest volumetric differences occur primarily in right hemisphere

Question 3

Four main structures impacted by ADHD

Answer 3

Cerebellum
Corpus Collosum
Basal Ganglia
Prefrontal cortices