Psychobiology

A document providing information about the life cycle of a drug and how drugs affect the transmission of neurotransmitters.

A document describing the effects that different drugs have on the brain and how they effect our nervous system. The drugs include: alcohol, cocaine, amphetamines, nicotine, caffeine, opiates and cannabis.

A document that provides theories as to how the brain learns and neurological evidence for learning within the brain.

A document detailing the stages of visual memory, where memories are located, what memory consolidation is and two mechanisms for how it occurs.

This document provides information regarding long-term potentiation, extinction and memory reconsolidation.

This document outlines how we can feel emotion, the James-Lange theory of emotion, the Cannon-Bard theory of emotion, evaluation for both, and the Schacter-Singer theory of emotion.

This document provides information about the different brain areas that are implicated in emotion. It goes into detail about the amygdala, the prefrontal cortex and the periaqueductal grey. Good accompaniment to the theories of emotion notes.

This document describes how the amygdala plays a role in the ability to recognise facial expressions. It also discusses volitional facial paresis and emotional facial paresis

PLEASE DO NOT READ THIS IF IT WILL CAUSE A TRIGGER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR MENTAL HEALTH. This document covers what PTSD is, how it is categorised and the diagnostic clusters. It will also detail potential treatments that can be administered using theory from other lectures in this series, such as memory ...

This document details two theories of motivation, drive theory and incentive theory. It also looks at anticipatory motivational drive and the link between motivation and reward

This document expands on the theories of motivation and looks at how motivation interacts with learning and reward. It discusses prepatory vs consummatory behaviour and wanting vs liking. It also describes studies that have investigated this using rats.

This document provides information about how neurons develop in the brain from an embryo. It also details different types of degeneration in the brain, touching on Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Huntington's and epilepsy. It also talks about recovery in the different nervous systems within the body.