Health Test

What is memory and where is it stored?

reactivation of neurons, explicit memories (hippocampus, cortex, amygdala), implicit memories (basal ganglia & cerebellum

3 Parts of the Reward Triad

Prefrontal Cortex, nucleus Accumbens, amygdala

What does the prefrontal cortex do?

makes decisions, executive function

What does the nucleus accumbens do?

processes the reward and releases dopamine

What are some life situations that involve the reward triad?

peer pressure to vape, budgeting vs spending

What is critical to memory formation?

sleep

What is oxytoxic?

a hormone and neurotransmitter produced in hypothalamus released during sex, childbirth, lactation to facilitate reproductive functions

Why is oxytocin important?

builds trust to develop emotional relationships called social bonding, good for protective and aggressive behaviors

What was the impact of HM’s hippocampus removal?

HM could only form episodic memories and couldn’t consolidate new ones

What does dopamine do?

tells you something going to be great, encourages you to take action again and again

How do neurons communicate?

form interconnected neurons that relay messages

What are the different types of signals sent where?

Chemical and electrical(action potential)

What is affiliation and the influences of whom we affiliate?

sense of involvement, a person’s need to feel they belong to a social group, perceptions of social signals; facial expressions, body posture, movement

What are the five senses?

vision, touch, taste, hearing, smell

How do the five senses reach the brain?

sensory organs detect stimuli that sensory receptors help organize to send info to brain

What lobes are responsible for the different senses?

frontal: smell, parietal: touch/taste, occipital: vision, temporal: hearing

What are the connections between senses and memory?

your senses get sent to the hippocampus when an event happens and strengthen synapses

What’s the need of fear?

survival mechanism

How is fear remembered?

processes a past threat and avoids danger

What’s the difference between teens and adults with emotion recognition?

adults are better at interpreting emotional meanings and facial expressions

What are reflexes?

automatic response of the spinal cord

What’s the difference between violence and aggression?

aggression- protective mechanism for self or others, violence- intentional physical force that results in harm (threatened or actual)

What does the amygdala do?

Assesses emotional state and evaluates the level of threat