Word A Day (biological explanations)

Question 1

Genetics

Answer 1

Genes are DNA strands that produce instructions for physical features

Question 2

Candidate genes

Answer 2

Specific genes that code for variations

Question 3

Polygenic

Answer 3

A number of genes involved in a trait or condition, each one increasing the chance a fraction

Question 4

Aetiologically heterogenous

Answer 4

Different combinations of genes can lead to a condition in different people

Question 5

Mutation

Answer 5

Conditions such as schizophrenia can have a genetic origin without family history due to mutation of genes

Question 6

Neural correlates

Answer 6

Research has shown a relationship between the function and structure of the brain with symptoms of schizophrenia

Question 7

Dopamine hypothesis

Answer 7

The amount and activity of certain neurotransmitters have been associated it’s different conditions

Question 8

Original dopamine hypothesis

Answer 8

High activity of dopamine in subcortical areas of the brain associated with schizophrenia and hallucinations

Question 9

Updated dopamine hypothesis

Answer 9

Low dopamine, known as ‘hypodopaminergia’ in the brains cortex can explain dopamine. Low DA in the prefrontal cortex could explain cognition problems.