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3 neurotransmission systems

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Cholinergic system
Dopaminergic system
Serotoninergic system

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What neurotransmitter is used in the Cholinergic system ?

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Acetylcholine

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Which sites does Acetylcholine act on?

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Autonomic
Somatic
Cortical

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2 classes of receptors for the acetylcholine/ in the Cholinergic system

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Muscarinic
Nicotinic

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How many subtypes of muscarinic receptors in the CNS?

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5 (M1, M2, M3, M4, M5)

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Where is the M1 receptor located?

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Predominantly at the post-synaptic sites

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What does the M1 receptor mediate?

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Post-synaptic effects such as depolarization and suppression of spike-frequency

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Which receptors are M1 functionally related to?

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M3
M5

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Where are the M2 receptors located?

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both pre and post synaptic sites

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Which receptors are M2 functionally related to?

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M4

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Which type of muscarinic receptor is involved in the cholinergic modulation of glutamatergic synaptic transmission ?

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M4

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What type of receptor is nicotinic receptors (nAChRs)?

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Ionotropic (directly opens ion channel)

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What are nAChRs essential for?

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Development
Regulation of cell death and survival
Plasticity and excitability

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4 parts of the cholinergic system anatomy

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Diffuse thalamocorticol projections
Sensory pathways
Thalamus
Midbrain reticular formation

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What role does the cholinergic system play in healthy cognition?

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Acetylcholine impacts:
Woking memory
Attention
Episodic memory
Spatial memory function
Modulatory influences on cellular physiology of hippocampal and cortical neurons

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What effects does acetylcholine have on the function of individual neurons?

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Depolarization
Reduction in spike frequency accommodation
Enhancement of long-term potential
Presynaptic inhibition of glutamatergic and GABAergic synaptic transmission

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what are cholinergic synapses modified as a result of?

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Learning

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Which receptors are important in forming episodic memory?

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Nicotinic cholinergic receptors

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In which conditions does cholinergic disruption occur?

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Neurodegenerative conditions (ex. Alzheimer’s)

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Which regions do dopamine act on?

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Cortical
Striatal

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What group of neurotransmitters is dopamine a part of?

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Catecholamines

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Which is the main catecholamine?

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Dopamine (80%)

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What deaminates dopamine?

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MAO-B

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Through which protein does dopamine receptors mediate their effects?

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G protein

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Dopamine receptor types
D1-like receptors (agonist) D2- like receptors (antagonist)
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Which is the most abundant dopamine receptor in the brain?
D1/D1A
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Which receptors are used in treating Parkinson's?
D1 and D2 angonists
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Different name for D1B
D5
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What are D5 receptors involved with?
Maintaining dopaminergic tone and arousal
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Ranking of affinity for antipsychotic clozapine of D2-like receptor
D3
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The nigrostriatal pathway is part of which neurotransmitter system?
Dopaminergic
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The mesolimbic pathway is part of which neurotransmitter system?
Dopaminergic
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4 dopaminergic pathways
Mesolithic Tubero-infundibular Nigrostriatal Mesocottical
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2 diseases dopamine is involved with
Schizophrenia ADHD
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Essential element in brain reward system
Dopamine
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Which brain system responds to rewards?
Mesencephalic dopamine system
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Where does the nigrostriatal system extend its fibers to?
Caudate-putamen nucleus
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Where does the nigrostriatal system originate?
Substantia nigra
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Where do the mesolimbric and mesocortical pathways stem from?
Ventral tegmental area
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Direct contributions to cognitive functions by the dopaminergic system
Working memory Executive functions Time estimation processes
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Which dopamine receptor modulates working memory performance?
D2
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Down regulation of which pathway is associated with emergence of negative symptoms (depression and apathy)
Pathway of dopaminergic system from ventral tegmental area to prefrontal cortex
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Down regulation of which pathway is associated with emergence of positive symptoms (delusion and hallucination)
Pathway of dopaminergic system from ventral tegmental area to prefrontal cortex
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What is serotonin and serotonin receptors important in the regulation of?
Virtually all brain functions
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Name of the serotonin receptor system
5-HT
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Where are most of the cell bodies of serotonergic neurons found?
Largely within the boundaries of the raphe nuclei of brainstem
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Where does the serotonergic pathways originate?
Dorsal and median rahe nuclei
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What does EEG stand for?
Electroencephalogram
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Who first described EEG?
Canon
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EEG brainwaves
Gamma Delta Theta Kappa Lambda Mu
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Which brainwave is characterized y a very low frequency and high amplitude?
Delta
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Which imaging technique has the lowest spatial resolution
Electroencephalography (EEG)
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When using biofeedback to induce a relaxed physical state, which EEG waves are modulated?
Alpha waves
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EEG Coherence refers to:
The degree to which two areas are functionally or structurally connected
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Which EEG waves reflect a relaxed physical state?*
Alpha waves
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When are beta waves common?
When a person is metally or physically active
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When does delta waves appear?
Only during sleep in normal individuals
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What could delta waves indicate if observed in a person awake?
Brain abnormality (such as tumor)
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When does theta waves occur?
During state of displeasure, pleasure and drowsiness in young adults
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What do kappa waves appear to be associated with?
Thinking
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What do lambda waves appear to be associated with?
Visual response resulting from shifting image of objects in a person's visual field
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What do gamma waves appear to be associated with?
Sensory stimuli such as clicks or flashes of lights
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How ca brainwaves be recorded?
Electrodes attached to the scalp or cortex
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What is the measurement of EEG amplitude measured directly on the surface of the cortex called?
Electrocorticogram

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