Learning
What brain area is involved in learning?
Hippocampus
What brain areas are involved in memory?
Hippocampus, amygdala, prefrontal cortex, cerebellum
True or False: Most functions are lateralized in the brain.
False
What branch of neuroscience studies the neuroscience of emotion?
Affective neuroscience
How are mental disorders characterized and diagnosed?
The DSM (and now DSM-V-TR)
What neurotransmitter is critical for learning?
Glutamate
What type of memories did Patient H.M. lose?
Declarative: semantic and episodic memories
What is one of the only functions that IS lateralized in the brain, and to what hemipsphere is it lateralized?
Language, left
Which theory of emotion says we have a physical reaction first and then interpret an emotion (cry and then feel sad?)
James-Lange Theory of Emotion
What neurotransmitter is believed to be responsible for the positive symptoms in schizophrenia?
dopamine (DA)
What are the two receptor subtypes necessary for learning?
NMDA and AMPA
What type of memories did Patient H.M. retain?
Non-Declarative: Procedural
What is the only brain structure that is not duplicated in both brain hemispheres?
The pineal gland
What brain areas are involved in emotion?
amygdala, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, insula/insular cortex
What neurotransmitters are believed to be involved with depression?
serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine
LTP demonstrates what about synapses?
Synaptic plasticity: synaptic strength can change with stimulation (cells that fire together, wire together :)
The fact that Patient H.M. retained some types of memories suggests what about memory formation and the brain?
The hippocampus is needed to form declarative memories. Other brain areas control memory storage and formation of non-declarative memories.
What brain structure controls language production?
Broca's area
What brain structure controls fear?
Amydala
True or False: Antidepressants are an effective treatment for bipolar disorder.
False
Where is the main location of LTP in the brain?
Pyramidal cells in the CA3 of the hippocampus
What neuroscience methods can test for spatial memory in humans or animals?
Radial arm maze, Morris Water Maze
What method of neuroscience is often used to study lateralization of language?
fMRI
What brain structure controls disgust?
Insula/insular cortex
What brain areas are involved in anxiety disorders?
Prefrontal cortex/anterior cingulate cortex, insula