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1. mesocortical pathway: executive function: attention, focus, depression
2. nigrostriatal pathway: from substantia nigra (brainstem) to striatum (muscles):
Parkinson's
3. mesolimbic pathway: projects to nucleus accumbens (part of limbic system).Pleasure,
reward, positive symptoms of schizophrenia: Addiction, gambling
4. Tuberoinfundibular pathway: regulation of prolactin (acts on pituitary). Hyper-sexuality
in mania
5. Dopamine: produced in substania nigra and VTA. D2 & D4 receptors most impor-tant.
Elevated in the mesolimbic pathway associated with pleasure and psychosis.Antispychotics
block dopamine. travels through mesocoritcal, mesolimbic, nigrostri-atal, and tuberinfundibular
pathways
6. Serotonin: 5-HT. produced in raphe nucleus. emotion, impulses, dreams. 5HT2Areceptors =
atypical antipsychotics.
7. Norepinephrine: produced in locus coeruleus. arousal and vigilance
8. GABA: inhibitory. produces calm in conjunction with benzodiazepines.
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9. ACTH: motor control, learning, memory, sleep, and dreams. Helps with balance.Decrease in
Alzheimer's disease
10. hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA): CRH, ACTH, then cortisol.Wors-ens with
stress and depression
11. hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid (HPT): TRH, TSH, T4. Hypothyroid causesdepression,
weight gain, slow metabolism. Hyperthyroid is opposite.
12. hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal (HPG): GnRH, FSH, LH. Malfunctions causeinfertility
problems.
13. gray matter: neurons are found
14. frontal lobe: executive function, voluntary movement, speech (Broca's area)
15. Temporal lobe: memory, cognition, speech, emotions (aka limbic area)
16. parietal lobe: receive and process sensory input
17. Wernicke's area: temporal and parietal lobes; speech
18. amygdala: fear response.
19. hippocampus: memory. Make up limbic system with amydgala
20. HIPAA: 1.education about privacy protection, 2. access to own medical records,
3. request amendment to health information to which they object, 4. require permis-sion for
disclosure of medical issues
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