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Neuroscience Final Exam
P346 IU Bloomington
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
12/12/2012

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explicit/declarative memory
Definition
conscious memories; knowledge of facts/info; memories of events
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implicit/nondeclarative memory
Definition
unconscious memories; procedural [skills]; classical conditioning
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basic info Korsakoff's syndrome
Definition
results from chronic alcohol abuse; aftermath of Wernicke's Encephalopathy results in this
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Korsakoff's syndrome symptoms
Definition
dense anterograde amnesia; retrograde amnesia [5-15y]; lack awareness of amnesia; confabulation; inappropriate familiarity; flat affect; no alcohol craving
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damage in Korsakoff's syndrome
Definition
dorsomedial thalamus, medial hypothalamus, mammillary bodies, frontal cortex
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confabulation
Definition
inventing memories [when you can't remember them yourself]
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N.A (Nick) symptoms
Definition
mild retrograde amnesia [1/2-1y]; dense anterograde of declarative memory; aware and troubled by amnesia; can learn motor skills [implicit knowledge]
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damage in N.A. Nick's
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dorsomedial thalamus, mammillary bodies
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B.J.
Definition
anterograde amnesia in declarative memory; damage to mammillary bodies
[snooker cue]
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H.M. symptoms
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had seizures and surgery to remove "focus"; mild retrograde amnesia; dense anterograde amnesia in declarative memories; aware, but not bothered by amnesia
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H.M. removed brain parts
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hippocampus, entorhinal and perirhinal cortex, amygdala
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R.B.
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anterograde amnesia in declarative memories; damage in CA1 field of hippocampus
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Papez Circuit
Definition
EHFSMMACC-
entorhinal cortex, hippocampus, fornix, subiculum, mammillary bodies, mammillothalamic tract, anterior thalamus, cingulate cortex, cingulum
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List the 4 types of aphasias
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expressive; receptive; global; pure
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basic expressive aphasia
Definition
aka Broca's or nonfluent aphasia; damage in premotor area (L frontal lobe); deficits in speech production- slow, labored, impaired articulation; comprehension intact; ex: Tan
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other expressive aphasia symptoms
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apraxia; dysprosody; perseveration; agrammatical speech; hemiplegia
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apraxia
Definition
difficulty executing voluntary motor commands
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dysprosody
Definition
lack of intonation
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perseveration
Definition
tendency to repeat words or phrases
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agrammatical speech
Definition
inability to construct grammatically correct sentences
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hemiplegia
Definition
partial, or one-sided paralysis: results because premotor area is adjacent to primary motor cortex
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basic receptive aphasia
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aka Wernicke's or fluent aphasia; damage to left temporal lobe; deficits in speech comprehension (normal production); speech lacks content/meaning> neologisms, nonsense syllables/words, paraphasias
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neologisms
Definition
made up words
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paraphasias
Definition
mixing up letters in words
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global aphasia
Definition
aka receptive/expressive; widespread damage to L frontal and temporal; deficits in speech production and comprehension
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Wernicke- Geshwind Model for repeating a spoken word
Definition
1. primary auditory cortex. 2. Wernicke's area. 3. arcuate fasciculus. 4. Broca's area. 5. primary motor cortex
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conduction aphasia
Definition
damage to arcuate fasciculus; comprehension and production intact, but can't repeat words = not appropriate response to what you're saying
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Pure
Definition
anomia, alexia, agraphia
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anomia
Definition
word finding difficulties
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alexia
Definition
can't read
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agraphia
Definition
can't write
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Reading
Definition
1. primary visual cortex. 2. angular gyrus. 3. Wernicke's area.
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Writing
Definition
1. Wernicke's area. 2. angular gyrus
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angular gyrus
Definition
visual aspects of language
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How do we know language is lateralized to the left
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The Wada Test
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function of posterior parietal lobe
Definition
integrates sensory, motor, and memory info
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inputs to posterior parietal lobe
Definition
somatosensory cortex, visual cortex, infero-temporal cortex, motor cortex, thalamus, hypothalamus
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outputs from posterior parietal lobe
Definition
infero-temporal cortex, motor cortex, thalamus, midbrain, spinal cord
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the posterior parietal lobe is active when
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see> want> reach; eye tracking object associated with award
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damage to posterior parietal lobe results in
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spatial neglect, neglect of body, agnosias
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spatial neglect
Definition
doesn't attend to stimuli on opposite side of body [from injury]- like the drawings
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neglect of body
Definition
reject opposite side body parts; hair, shave, dress
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agnosias
Definition
inability to recognize sensory stimuli
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asomatoagnosia
Definition
can't name or locate body parts
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astereognosia
Definition
can't identify objects by touch
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visual agnosia
Definition
can't recognize visual stimuli
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prosopagnosia
Definition
impaired facial recogniztion- man who could recognize sheep, but not family
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motor deficits associated with posterior parietal lobe damage
Definition
problems with detailed motor acts; unusual posture; deviant eye position; oculomotor apraxia; optic ataxia; constructional apraxia
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oculomotor apraxia
Definition
no smooth pursuit
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optic ataxia
Definition
no visually guided reaching abilities
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constructional apraxia
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performing sequence of movements necessary for building or drawing objects is lacking
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prefrontal cortex inputs
Definition
highly processed sensory info; motor information and plans; memory; emotion
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life without a prefrontal cortex symptoms
Definition
hyperactivity, perseveration, follow-the-nose syndrome, difficulty using consequences of past to determine future actions; disinhibition; lack of planning
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without prefrontal cortex you have no
Definition
judgement, planning, normal emotional expression, personality
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central control of autonomic nervous system
Definition
periventricular nucleus of hypothalamus, nucleus of the solitary tract of the medulla
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preganglionic neurons of the ANS
Definition
spinal cord, brainstem; innervate motor neurons of ANS
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postganglionic neurons of ANS
Definition
in autonomic ganglia- directly on organs
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active during emergencies; flight or fight response
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sympathetic
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active when calm; digestion, growth, energy storage
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parasympathetic
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preganglion in middle 2/3 of spinal cord
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sympathetic
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preganglion in brainstem and sacral cord
Definition
parasympathetic
Term
ganglion close to or in spinal cord
Definition
sympathetic
Term
ganglion close to or in target organs
Definition
parasympathetic
Term
postganglion secrete norepinephrine
Definition
sympathetic
Term
postganglion secrete acetylcholine
Definition
parasympathetic
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diffuse modulatory system
Definition
synapses with > 100,000 neurons in CNS; en passant synapses
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en passant synapses
Definition
axon is branching and making synapses with neurons along the way
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noradrenergic system nuclei
Definition
locus coeruleus in pons
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nordadrenergic system targets
Definition
spinal cord, cerebellum, thalamus, cortex
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noradrenergic system function
Definition
activated by new/novel stimuli; increase arousal and responsiveness
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serotonergic system nuclei
Definition
Raphe nuclei [midline of brainstem]
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serotonergic system targets
Definition
everything
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serotonergic system function
Definition
most active when aroused, active; control of sleep-wake cycles; mood
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dopaminergic systems nuclei
Definition
substantia nigra
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dopaminergic systems targets
Definition
basal ganglia, nucleus accumbens, frontal lobe
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dopaminergic systems functions
Definition
initiating voluntary movement; part of 'reward system'
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cholinergic systems nuclei
Definition
basal forebrain cholinergic nuclei
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cholinergic systems targets
Definition
hippocampus, neocortex
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cholinergic systems functions
Definition
attention, arousal, sleep-wake cycles

responsible for Alzheimer's?
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neuroendocrine system in charge of
Definition
homeostasis
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homeostasis
Definition
mainting internal consistancy
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networks involved in homeostasis
Definition
precis neuron-neuron connections; release hormones into bloodstream; ANS; diffuse modulatory systems
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periventricular nucleus is involved in homeostasis how?
Definition
cells regulating the ANS and neurosecretory neurons make up the PVN
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hormones
Definition
specialized chemicals secreted into bloodsteam and carried to target organs
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pancreas
Definition
insulin
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thyroid
Definition
thyroxin
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testes
Definition
testosterone
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ovaries
Definition
estrogen, progesterone
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adrenals
Definition
cortisol
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pituitary gland is connected to PVN by
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infundibulum
Term
posterior pituitary gland
Definition
neurosecretory cells of PVN release neurohormones directly into bloodstream; vassopressin, oxytocin.
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vassopressin
Definition
blood volume
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oxytocin
Definition
uterine contractions; milk secretion; NT of love
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posterior pituitary glands have what kind of cells?
Definition
magnocellular cells
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anterior pituitary glands have what kind of cells?
Definition
parvocellular cells
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anterior pituitary gland
Definition
master gland; secretes tropic hormones to regulate other glands; controlled by PVN which secretes releaseing hormone
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negative feedback
Definition
hormone release supplies this, which turns off the PVNs release of hormones.
Term
negative feedback causes what?
Definition
hormonal cycles: testoterone, cortisol, estrogen
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testosterone cycle
Definition
ultradian rhythm
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cortisol cycle
Definition
circadian rhythm
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estrogen cycle
Definition
monthly rhythm
Term
menstrual cycle is regulated by what?
Definition
LH and FSH- birth control inhibits the release of this to prevent pregnancy
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2 parts of adrenal gland
Definition
adrenal cortex, adrenal medulla
Term
adrenal cortex
Definition
outer layer, part of HPA axis, secretes cortisol
Term
adrenal medulla
Definition
central 'core'; part of sympathetic system, secretes (nor)ephinephrine
Term
HPA
Definition
hypothalamic pituitary adrenal
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HPA chain
Definition
inputs > PVN > CRH > pituitary gland > ACTH> adrenal cortex> cortisol
Term
inputs of HPA chain
Definition
cerebral cortex, septum, amygdala, brainstem, spinal cord
Term
CRH
Definition
corticotropin releasing hormone
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ACTH
Definition
adrenocortico tropic hormone
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effects of cortisol
Definition
increases energy available, increase blood glucose, breakdown proteins, shuts down repair/restoration
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chain of stress
Definition
1. activate sympathetic nervous system. 2. activates HPA axis. 3. cortisol activates PVN, which ends release of CRH and ACTH
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acute activation of stress response is adaptive because
Definition
improves memory of event, so you avoid it next time- rats
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patients with amnesia like NA (Nick's) can for mew long term memories for
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motor skills they practice
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damaged in Nick, but not B.J.
Definition
thalamus
Term
damaged or removed in both H.M. and R.B.
Definition
hippocampus
Term
damaged in both Nick and B.J.
Definition
mammillary bodies
Term
removed from H.M. but intact in R.B.
Definition
cortex
Term
in the Wernicke-Geschwind model, repeating a spoken word involved relaying information from
Definition
auditory cortex to Wernicke's area to the arcuate fasciculus, to Broca's area, to primary motor cortex
Term
what kind of synaptic connections is a neuron in a raphe nucleus from the brain stem most likely to make?
Definition
diffuse modulatory connections
Term
_____ regulate the activity of the anterior pituitary gland, while _____ regulate the activity of the other endocrine glands.
Definition
releasing hormones, tropic hormones
Term
the _______ in the medulla controls the autonomic nervous system
Definition
nucleus of the solitary tract
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postganglionic neurons of the parasympathetic division secrete the NT _____
Definition
acetylcholine
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behavioral anticipation
Definition
affective values of a set of alternatives are used in decision making, planning future behaviors
Term
which of the following is a symptom of damage to posterior parietal cortex? A: follow the nose syndrome. B: perseveration. C: deficits on delayed alternation tasks. D: visual agnosias. E: blunt affect
Definition
D.
Term
Nick's accident
Definition
fencing
Term
B.J. s accident
Definition
snooker cue
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H.M.s problem
Definition
seizures
Term
R.B.s accident
Definition
cardiac bypass surgery went awry
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