Exam 5 Notes

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Exam 5 Notes

• THIS IS GOING TO BE TOUGH TEST COMPARED TO TEST 4
• TAKE IT SERIOUSLY!!!!!!
• This exam will test your understanding of
  concepts as well as your ability to memorize.

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Chapters 13 and 14

• Read both in detail
• Understand the vocabulary that is highlighted in
  the chapters
• Know decussation points for the two ascendings
  sensory points.
• Know the name of the nuclei at each synapse on
  the ascent to the cortical area

3
Chap 13 and 14

• Study the anatomy
• Study the physiology
• Understand center on surround off
• Lateral inhibition
• Refining of receptive fields

4
Limbic System

• Chapter 12 in Matthews The Hypothalamus
• Page 259-263
• If you need to read more than the ppts, find a
  copy of Bear, Conner and Paradiso and read the
  pages in chapter 18 Brain Mechanisms of Emotion
  that help you understand my powerpoint notes

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Limbic Memory

• Know syndromes and symptoms for matching
• Know scientists names if we covered it in class
• Know your amygdala nuclear names and inputs and
  outputs
• Know the fornix but not the other tract names

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Limbic Circuits

• Know the papez circuit

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McGILL WEBSITE

• Memory and the brain
• Read the neurological advanced and intermediate
  topics as background for ppts
• Some of the psychological pages will be
  informative too
• Emotions and the brain
• Read the neurological advanced and intermediate
  topics as background for ppts
• Some of the psychological pages will be
  informative too

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Extra Credit Reading

• Bear Conner and Paradiso Neuroscience 2nd
  edition, on line at
• http//connection.lww.com/products/bear/samplemate
  rial.asp
• There will be 10 questions on the test on this
  chapter