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Biopsychology-324 CSUChico
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
07/09/2013

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nucleus accumbens
Definition
makes dopamine
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substantia nigra
Definition
makes dopamine and transmits to the caudate nucleus


Parkinson's:no DA relay to the substantia nigra
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reticular formation
Definition
network in tegmentum; ascending tracts are projected rostrally
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RAS
Definition
mediates conscious awareness


Coma
Term
basal ganglia system
Definition
inhibition of movement

Huntington's & Parkinson's
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caudate nucleus
Definition
relays dopamine
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putamen
Definition
basal ganglia system
Term
globus pallidus
Definition
basal ganglia system
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hippocampus
Definition
mediates memory (esp. spatial)


Alzheimer's:neuronal degeneration of Atch system
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locus coeruleus
Definition
synthesizes & releases norepinephrine
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amygdala
Definition
emotional salience

damage could result inability to recognize fear
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Raphe nucleus
Definition
synthesizes & releases serotonin
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Circle of Willis
Definition
(ballooning of vessel) [aneurysm]

membrane wall;
rupture = stroke
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medulla
Definition
heart rate, blood pressure, respiration

(death)
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pyramidal tracts
Definition
motor efferents
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lateral ventricles
Definition
ventricles 1 & 2, one in each hemisphere containing CSE
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septum pellucidum
Definition
thing membrane dividing the lateral ventricles
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corpus callosum
Definition
largest commissure; ceiling of the lateral ventricles

callosal agenesis:no corpus callosum, anterior commissure compensates
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fornix
Definition
floor of the lateral ventricles; hippocampal commissure
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septal area
Definition
part of the limbic system; mediates emotions
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cingulate gyrus
Definition
large gyrus just dorsal to the corpus callosum
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anterior cingulate
Definition
mediates pain perception and mood

changes in activity can underlie major depressive disorder
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posterior cingulate
Definition
mediates attention and cognitive error
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thalamus
Definition
relays sensorimotor input to cortex (except olfaction)
Term
massa intermedia
Definition
thalamic commissure
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habenula
Definition
modulates monoamine neurons
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anterior commissure
Definition
connects limic lobes
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posterior commissure
Definition
pupillary reflexes; connects the superior colliculus
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cerebral aqueduct
Definition
conveys CSF from third ventricle to fourth
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tegmentum
Definition
cluster of neurons that make dopamine

unconsciousness
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folia
Definition
"leaves" - neuronal somas
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vermis
Definition
"worm" - ridge down the middle of cerebellum

alcoholism effects motor movement
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anterior lobe
Definition
rostral of cerebellum
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posterior lobe
Definition
caudal lobe of cerebellum
Term
primary fissure
Definition
separates the anterior and posterior lobes
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corpora quadrigemina (tectum)
Definition
Term
superior colliculi
Definition
visual reflexes

unable to visually track objects
Term
inferior colliculi
Definition
auditory reflexes

difficulty identifying
where a sound comes from
Term
1. olfactory nerve
Definition
olfaction; purely sensory

anosmia;lack of smell
Term
lateral olfactory tract
Definition
goes directly to uncus
Term
olfactory tubercle
Definition
relays to the nucleus accumbens; together mediates reward

addictive behavior
Term
2. optic nerve
Definition
conscious vision;purely sensory

blindsight
Term
3. oculomotor nerve
Definition
eye movement; purely motor

damage results in no eye movement
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5. trigeminal nerve
Definition
tooth sensation and jaw movement

Marcus Gunn:mixing CN 3 and 4 damage results in difficulty chewing
Term
10. vagus nerve
mammillary bodies
Definition
mediates memory

Korsakoffs : thiamine deficiency to alcoholism
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pons
Definition
ascending tract initiates REM sleep; descending tract inhibits motor neurons

damage results in a coma or acting out dreams
Term
parietal lobes
Definition
association and somatosensory cortex
Term
temporal lobes
Definition
hearing
Term
Bregma
Definition
intersection of ansate sulcus and longitudinal fissure (0,0,0)
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Broca's area
Definition
production of speech

production aphasia
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Wernicke's Area
Definition
auditory comprehension

comprehension aphasia
Term
junction of temporal, parietal and occipital lobes
Definition
facial recognition

prosopagnosia
Term
sella turcica
Definition
protects the pituitary gland
Term
vascular bed
Definition
bed of blood vessels where growth hormones are deposited
Term
infundibulum
Definition
stalk that connects the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus
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tuber cinereum
Definition
hypothalamic nucleus that transmit histamine to the hypothalamus
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hypothalamus
Definition
contains several nuclei that mediate endocrine function and autonomic nervous system (ANS)

damage = hormone replacement therapy
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insula
Definition
mediates disgust and cravings
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rhinal fissure
Definition
sulcus dividing and craving
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limbic / pyriform lobes
Definition
mediates emotion
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uncus
Definition
olfactory cortex in the limbic lobes

anosmia:lack of smell
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entorhinal cortex
Definition
relays memory inputs to the hippocampus
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cerebellum
Definition
rate memory, error detection
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arbor vitae
Definition
"tree of life" myelinated axons

autism : developmental errors in axon elongation
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meninges
Definition
membrane system; layers holdin blood & OSF; maintain brain structure
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dura mater
Definition
"tough mother" - protects the brain
Term
arachnoid
- subarachnoid space
Definition
contains blood vessels and CSF
Term
pia mater
Definition
"pious mother" - thinnest membrane
Term
choroid plexus
Definition
fitters blood to make CSF;
found in the ventricles
Term
longitudinal fissure
Definition
a deep sulcus in the middle of the brain dividing the two hemispheres
Term
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Definition
(hydrocephalus - blocked flow of CSF)
Term
falx cerebri
Definition
fold of dura inside the longitudinal fissure to protect the hemispheres
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tentorium
Definition
fold of dura between the cerebellum and cerebellum
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ansate sulcus
Definition
sulcus dividing the frontal lobes from the rest of the cerebellum
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pre-central gyrus
Definition
primary motor cortex; motor output
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postcentral gyrus
Definition
primary somatosensory cortex; sensory input
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frontal lobes
Definition
executive functions : judgment, planning, decision - making
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orbitofrontal cortex
Definition
inhibition of impulses

damage result in impulsivity/loss of inhibition
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occipital lobes
Definition
vision

scotoma (blind spot)
blindsight
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