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Differentiate between the James-Lange and the Cannon-Bard theories on emotionality.
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James-Lange: emotion is a response to ANS activation.
Cannon-Bard: emotion is produced in brain tissue such as the cortex and thalamus and leads to ANS responses |
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Who was Phineas Gage, and what did he inadvertently show?
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He had a railroad rod pass through both hemispheres of his frontal lobe. He showed changes in his personality, becoming more ill-tempered, impatient.
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What are the three primary functional divisions of the brain?
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Reptilian Brain: basic brainstem functions (respiration, blood pressure)
Old Mammalian Brain: Limbic system, Papez circuit: emotions New Mammalian Brain: neocortex - higher cognitive functioning |
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From where does the amygdala receive input? Where does it project information?
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From the cortex and the hippocampus.To the hypothalamus.
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What happens to a human with bilateral loss of the amygdala?
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He or she has flattened emotion and loses the ability to recognize fear and anxiety in others.
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What does electrical stimulation of the hypothalamus produce?
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Depending on the site of stimulation, it can produce either fear or anger.
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Name the parts of the Papez circuit.
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Neocortex, cingulate corex, hippocampus, hypothalamus, and the anterior nuclei of the thalamus.
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What response do mice with inhibited 5-HT synthesis or no 5-HT 1B repectors show?
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Upped levels of aggression.
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