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Vocabulary for test 2
behavioral neuroscience NBB 302 Test 2
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Undergraduate 3
03/23/2011

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Nulliparous
Definition
female rats who have mated but not had pups will avoid pups. After 5-7 days of exposure they will accept them
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primiparous
Definition
femlae had one litter of pups, release oxytocin during birth
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multiparous
Definition
female who has had multiple sets of pups, faster acceptance, indicating learning curve
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moricide
Definition
mouse killing
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NMDA
Definition
n-methyl d aspartate
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tetanize
Definition
sequence of strong pulses to get large release of glutamate to help jump start LTP
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hebbian synapses
Definition
simultaneous activation of 2 inputs NMDA and AMPA continuously increase synaptic strength (LTP)
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LTP
Definition
strengthening of synaptic transmission between cortex and accumbens use long term potentiation
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Flupenthixol
Definition
DA receptor blocker
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Quin
Definition
D2 agonist
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SKF
Definition
D1 agonist
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Ap-5
Definition
NMDA receptor antagonist
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montane voles
Definition
promiscuous non-bonding voles live in rocky montains
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prarie voles
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bonding voles after full night of sex, pair bond for life
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apomorphine
Definition
Dopamine agonist
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haloperidol
Definition
Dopamine antagonist blocked only mood elevation from MDMA
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Ketan serin
Definition
blocks serotonin receptors of the 2A/2C subtypes, reduces sensory enhancing effects of MDMA but doesnt affect mood.
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MDMA: ecstacy
Definition
1. mood elevation
2. feeling of closeness to others "hug drug"
3. heightened sensory awareness
4. derealization/depersonalization
5. anorexia
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perferant pathway
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projects into the dentre gyrus of the hippocampus into the granule cells, LTP occurs here with tetanic pulses.
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Neuropsychology (clinical)
Definition
see people with closed head injuries who neurosurgeons done want to open up. Try to figure out which area of the brain is affected. Can now do MRI, Pet scans to look at metabolism
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Executive functions
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1. planning 2. organization 3. impulsivity 4. foresight 5. resistance to distraction 6. flexibility
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Prefrontal lobotomies
Definition
Moniz: done in the 40s and 50s often to treat schizophrenia, left individual without planning abilities and impulse control.
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fallypride
Definition
binds to DA receptor as an antagonist, competes with persons own dopamine
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BOLD signal
Definition
Blood oxygenation level difference, for fMRI
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Pavlovian fear conditioning
Definition
pair a stimulus such as light or tone with footshock, so that light produces startle.
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Fear potentiated startle
Definition
Measure augmentation of the startle response to a loud noise after previously pairing a light with footshock. Compare startle to tone, when light is on (fear state) and when light is off.
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elevated plus maze
Definition
have a plus shaped maze with two arms having no walls, and two arms have high walls. Measure amount of time spent on arms with walls and arms without
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Social anxiety test
Definition
put two rats together who have never met and look at how close they get, they are within 6 inches, 1 foot, or right next to eachother. Tendency is to not be close.
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Fear vs anxiety
Definition
Fear (consummatory: tiger in room staring at you), anxiety (appetitive): tiger is in building maybe
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Amygdala made up of 3 parts
Definition
BLA: basolateral amygdala
CNofA: central nucleus of amygdala
LA: lateral amygdala
Amygdala been most related to anxiety in studies.
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Classic parts of limbic system
Definition
cingulate gyrus: between the two hemispheres sub divided into regions
amygdala: considered part of limbic system but not originally
Hippocampus: very large in primates all in temporal lobe because of neocortex growth
hypothalamus
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Papez
Definition
neuropathologist who first classified brain regions based on damage and emotional changes, connected areas that damage produced emotional changes, said you could follow it around in circle.
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GABA
Definition
acts at GABA receptor to open chloride channels and reduce the likelihood for an action potential
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barbituates
Definition
act at GABA binding site to facilitate GABAergic inhibition.
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BDZ agonist
Definition
act at GABA binding site to facilitate GABA transmission.
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BDZ inverse agonist
Definition
works at GABA receptor site to inhibit GABAergic transmission, works against inhibition.
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BDZ antagonist
Definition
blocks receptor without activating, so GABA is neither increased or decreased.
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Depression DSM
Definition
5 of 9 symptoms for at least a two week period
1.Depressed mood most of day every day
2. markedly diminished interest or pleasure (anhedonia)
3. significant weightloss or gain
4. insomnia or hypersomnia
5. psychomotor retardation or agitation
6. fatigue or loss of energy nearly everyday
7. feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guild nearly every day
8. diminished ability to think or concentrate or indecisiveness
9. recurrent thoughts of death or suicidal ideation.
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SSRI
Definition
serotonin reuptake inhibitor
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