Dopamine
This dopaminergic pathway is associated with pleasure and addiction
What is the mesolimbic pathway?
According to the DSM-5 this disorder is marked by impulsive, irresponsible and often criminal behavior.
What is anti-social personality disorder (ASPD)?
This first-generation anti-psychotic was commonly used to treat schizophrenia.
What is thorazine?
This term refers to situations in which we hold conflicting beliefs and have to reconcile the conflict.
What is cognitive dissonance?
A Nobel prize winner, he co-wrote Thinking Fast & Slow, a book about cognitive bias and decision making.
Who is Daniel Kahneman?
Low levels of dopamine are associated with this disorder
What is Parkinson's disease?
This behavioral addiction occurs in higher levels of those taking l-dopa.
What is gambling?
Used to treat symptoms of Parkinsonism, this drug is a dopamine precursor.
What is l-dopa?
This region of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) is associated with logical thinking and cognitive empathy.
What is the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC)?
This famous researcher found that his own brain scan resembled that of a psychopath.
Who is James Fallon?
Dopamine is produced in this brain structure.
What is the ventral tegmental area (VTA)?
PET scans of people with this disorder show lower activity levels in the amygdala and ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC)?
What is psychopathy or sociopathy?
Ritalin and Adderall are stimulant drugs used to treat this disorder.
What is ADHD?
This structure of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) is associated with self-focus during decision making.
What is the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC)?
This 19th century railroad worker became an entirely different person after surviving severe brain trauma to his frontal lobe.
Who is Phineas Gage?
What is the mesocortical pathway?
Michael J. Fox suffers from this disorder.
What is Parkinsonism?
This commonly prescribed anti-depressant is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).
What is prozac?
These "mental shortcuts" help us more often than not, but can occasionally result in poor outcomes.
What are heuristics?
Author of Blink, this journalist/author is famous for believing in our ability to make surprisingly good system one decsions.
Who is Malcolm Gladwell?
it is in this brain structure, a part of the striatum, where rats receive electrical stimulation that leads to behavior similar to human addicts.
What is the nucleus accumbens (NAcc)?
Some patients treated with a particular antipsychotic drug develop an odd gait referred to as this.
What is the thorazine shuffle?
All addictive drugs act upon this dopaminergic pathway.
What is the mesolimbic pathway?
This region of the brain is associated with habit formation.
What is the basal ganglia?
Author of our very first reading of the year, he gained fame by writing a book about his experiences prescribing l-dopa for his patients
Who is Oliver Sacks?