emotions and motivation Flashcards
(12 cards)
centre for emotions
amygdala
amygdala
generates feelings and interprets facial expressions, body language and social signals
medial prefrontal cortex
recognition and generates emotions autonomically
lateral prefrontal cortex
voluntary control of emotions
structures in emotional loop
structures involved in loop=
medial prefrontal cortex
ventral striatum
ventral pallidum
medial group of thalamic nuclei
schizophrenia
overactive= amygdala/ hippocampus
underactive= lateral prefrontal cortex/ ventral prefrontal cortex
dellusions/ hallucianation
depression
overactive amygdala
underactive lateral prefrontal cortex
hopelessness
worthlessness
anxiety
overactive amygdala
medial prefrontal cortex
hippocampus
motivation
goal direct behaviour
reward cener of brain
ventral striatum
ventral striatum vunerability and oppurtnity
vunerable- drugs/ negative peer influence
oppurtunity=
academic motivation
passions
healthy peer relations