Gero 315 Pre Final

What restaurant did Dr. Walsh suggest as a perfect date destination?

"The Restaurant" at the Getty Center

The inverted U and methylphenidate use describes

- How ADHD patients have too little dopamine receptor activation and underperform - How non-ADHD people who use ADHD drugs increase DA receptor activation to reduce performance - How ADHD drugs increase dopamine levels so ADHD patients are like everyone else

D-amphetamine ADHD drugs like Adderall work by this mechanism

- increase dopamine and noradrenaline (norepinephrine) at synapses - blocking DA and NE transporters - increasing DA and NE release via reverse transport

Music improves learning by

-activating both the right and left side of the brain -synchronizing brain activity from multiple areas -reducing anxiety and amygdala activation

ADD/ADHD has this degree of inheritance (percentage of cases)

80

Methylphenidate is used to treat

ADD

Which of the following was Dr. Walsh's favorite song from GERO 315 sp2019?

Beyond by Leon Bridges

Pleasure from opiods, alcohol, and cocaine is caused by

Dopamine release Activation of the VTA Activation of the nucleus accumbens

Thrill seekers, sensor seekers, have differences is this part of their brains biology

altered D4 dopamine receptors altered dopamine release altered prefrontal cortex activation

Lithium stabilizes behavior for this disease

bipolar disease

Lithium stabilizes frontal cortex function and is used for this disease

bipolar disease

Methamphetamine causes a racing heart, and increased activation of sympathetic nervous system synapses by

blocking adrenaline and noradrenaline reuptake

Antidepressent drugs like Prozac and Zoloft work primarily by

blocking reuptake of serotonin

MDMA or ecstasy works primarily by

blocking serotonin reuptake causing reverse transport of serotonin overstimulating serotonin receptors

Risky behavior pursued by teenagers is linked to

delayed development in the prefrontal cortex

Alcohol inhibits this part of the brain to cause loss of memory

hippocampus

This part of the limbic system increases heart rate and arousal

hypothalamus

A person suffers a stroke in the anterior branch of their left middle cerebral artery. They can fully understand language, but they can't get the words out or have trouble getting their words out when the communicate. What is true about this brain problem?

it is due to death of brain tissue in Broca's area

The stroke acronym FAST stands for face, arm, speech, and time. What brain artery block accounts for most strokes and will cause the symptoms of FAST?

left middle cerebral

Working memory and attention work together to use knowledge from the past to plan for the future and this planning area is found in the

left prefrontal cortex

receptive language is located

next to sensory centers for sound, vision and touch

Release of dopamine into this structure creates a sense of pleasure

nucleus accumbens

Tolerance to opioids from addictive use of opioids comes from

opioid receptor down regulation

Opioid, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and methamphetamine all share this mechanism for creating addiction and dependence

reduce - down regulate dopamine receptors

Sun light and carbohydrates reduce depression by increasing levels of this neurotransmitter in the brain

serotonin

A language disturbance where the word sequence is correct, but the actual motor formulation of each word is called

speech apraxia

Schizophrenics have

too much dopamine receptor activation altered prefrontal cortex activity delusions