genetic explanation a01

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what neurotransmitter is most believed to be involved with SZ?
Dopamine
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why is dopamine important ?
for the functioning of several brain systems that may be implicated in the symptoms of SZ
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What has high levels of dopamine traditionally been associated with ?
positive symptoms of SZ
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describe hyperdopamingeria in the subcortex
- high levels of dopamine
- within central areas of the brain
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an exmplae of where hyperdopamingeria can affect and the effect?
Brocas area
- high levels of dopamine here can be associated with poverty of speech or auditory hallucinations
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describe hypodopaminergia in the cortex and what can it cause?
- low levels of dopamine in the pre-frontal cortex (responsible for thinking )
- lead to negative symptoms
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what are neural correlates ?
measurements of the structure or function of the brain that correlate with an experience
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descrieb nueral correlates for negatve symptosm ?
ventral
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what is the ventral stratiurm invloved in and which negative symptom does it link to?
- anticipation of reward and motivatoin
- avoliation (invoves loss of motivation )
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what are the nueral correlates for positive symptoms ?
superior temporal gyrus and anterior cingulate gyrus
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