Limbic System, Emotion, Reward, and Addiction Describe how stimuli gain emotional significance using fear conditioning as an example at the introduction level (Introduction to Neuroscience College Level).

When a person is cognitively aroused, neurons are desynchronized in their firing as they carry out separate tasks.  True  False

Which of the following statements is true about the connections between motor cortex and subcortical areas such as the basal ganglia?  e. All of them c. There are unique reciprocal connections between cortical and subcortical regions and each of these loops make a different contribution to behavior  a. The connections from subcortical areas to the motor cortex are through the thalamus. b. There are no direct connections from the subcortical areas to the spinal cord. d. a. and c. only.

Which of the following manipulations does NOT impair the retrieval (i.e., the expression) of learned fear response to context. a.) lesions of hippocampus 1 month after the initial training b.) lesions of anterior cingulate cortex 1 month after the initial training c.) Lesions of the hippocampus 1 day after the initial training d.) Lesions of the amygdala 1 month after the initial training

What type of EEG wave would you expect to see in a subject performing mental math? What type of EEG wave would you expect to see in a subject sitting still with their eyes closed?   Performing mental math:- Sitting still, eyes closed:-

Briefly describe our brain's mesolimbic dopamine system. (A) Which brain structures are involved in this system? (B) What type of behavior does it regulate? (C) Even though social media (or video games and the like) isn't something ingested, do you think this system is involved in our social media behavior? Or do you think something else is involved? Please provide a brief, but specific response. Answer as much as you can please!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!

True or False? Creating mental images or repeating verbal associations when learning new information are examples of "external" mnemonics in memory training activities.

what are three major factors that influence brain plasticity have to be able to research then

Are different neural pathways and neurotransmitters involved when the addiction is not a substance (for example, in the case of gambling or cell phones)?

The basal ganglia and the prefrontal cortex contribute to learning a response based on rewards and punishments. How do these areas differ?