PSB 3340 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Orbitofrontal Cortex, Insomnia

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Psychobiology
• Course: PSB 3340
• Professor: Knackstedt Lori

Document Summary

**note: this review is by no means a comprehensive review. There may be some material on the exam that is not explicitly covered in this review. However, understanding everything in this review is crucial to succeeding on the exam. There are 20 practice questions at the end of this packet. Try doing these questions without getting outside help under exam conditions. Know the following terms: proceptivity, courting, receptivity, estrus, lordosis, attractiveness : know the brain areas that control male and female sexual behavior. Insensitivity syndrome, and congenital adrenal hyperplasia: know the basics of how scientists think that sexual orientation is involved with the brain. (sdn- Motivation: know the different types of reinforcers and examples of each, know what neuroplasticity is and how it relates to learning. Also know the role of the nucleus accumbens in neuroplasticity: know the important role of dopamine in motivation and the general dopaminergic pathways in the brain.