Biological Foundations of Mental Health - KCL

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Week 5 Topic 3 - The reward system of the brain
Which three parts of the brain ar...,
Where is dopamine primarily produ...,
How does the reward system shape ...
27  cards
Week 5 Topic 2 - The structure and function of the Basal Ganglia
Where are the basal ganglia located,
What are the components of the ba...,
Which two three parts of the bg f...
56  cards
Week 5 Topic 1 - Cerebral cortex and mental health
How do we know that the frontal c...,
When are the frontal regions most...,
What happens when previously heal...
25  cards
Week 4 Topic 3 - The effects of activity, experience and deprivation on the nervous system
What is week 4 topic 3 about,
Whos was donald hebb,
What is the process of hebbian sy...
57  cards
Week 4 Topic 2 - From the dynamic synapse to synaptopathies
Hello and welcome to this lecture...,
Part 2 of 4,
Part 3 of 4
48  cards
Week 4 Topic 1 - Learning, memory and synaptic plasticity
What is the definition of synapti...,
What is the main excitatory neuro...,
Where have most forms of synaptic...
45  cards
Week 3 Topic 3 - Neurotransmission defects and mental health: Focus on schizophrenia
Schizophrenia as an example of ho...,
How deficits in neurotransmission...,
This situation is likely more com...
56  cards
Week 3 Topic 2 - Neurotransmitters, receptors and pathways
Neurotransmitter systems,
Gabait s called gamma aminobutyri...,
Now we come on to my third exampl...
7  cards
Week 3 Topic 1 - Action potentials and synaptic transmission
Part 2,
Part 3,
Part 4
45  cards
Week 2 Topic 3 - Exploring mental health using stem cells: What are iPSCs?
Part 2,
Part 3,
What does ipsc stand for
33  cards
Week 2 Topic 2 - Neuron-glial interactions and mental health
Section 1 embryonic neural progen...,
Section 2 adult neurogenesis then...,
Section 3 so we have learned abou...
56  cards
Week 2 Topic 1 - From embryonic NPCs to AHN
What are the consequences of the ...,
Before moving on to discuss the e...,
What is the primary goal of neuro...
51  cards
Week 1 Topic 3 - Microanatomy of the nervous system
Who discovered that the brain is ...,
What are the two major types of c...,
How do neurons communicate
42  cards
Week 1 Topic 2 - Neuroanatomy, neural systems and brain function
How many neurons do we have,
How many synapses do we have,
What is the property of convergence
44  cards
Week 1 Topic 1 - Overview of CNS development
What two levels do we study that ...,
What does a systems level approac...,
What is morphogenesis
22  cards

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