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Thalamocortical Physiology
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Characteristic eeg of absense sei...,
Thalamic contribution to eeg 3
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Limbic System
Limbic system fxn general 1,
Characteristics of declarative me...,
Characteristics of procedural mem...
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Limbic System & Physiology of Emotion
Characteristics of the great limb...,
Structures w in papez circuit 2,
Papez hypothesis about limbic sys...
13  cards
Pharmacology of Reward
Brain structures involved in the ...,
Role of brain dopamine systems in...,
Drug related pathologic learning ...
8  cards
Psychotic Disorders
Diagnostic criteria for schizophr...,
Characteristics of psychotic pati...,
Characteristiscs of schizophrenia 3
17  cards
Pharmacology of Psychoses/Mood Disorders
Dopamine theory of schizophrenia ...,
Evidence for the dopamine hypothe...,
Evidence counter to the dopamine ...
18  cards
Pharmacology of Depression
Catecholamine hypothesis of depre...,
Limitations of the catecholamine ...,
Tricyclic antidepressants moa se ...
12  cards
Mood Disorders
Epidemiology of mood disorders 1,
Proposed etiology of mood disorde...,
Hpa axis and depression 3
13  cards
Antidepressants & Mood Stabilizers
Characteristics of depression tx 1,
Types of antidepressants 2,
Tca side effects 3
15  cards
Anxiety Disorders
Panic disorder definition 1,
Panic disorder etiology pathophys...,
Agoraphobia definition 3
19  cards
Anxiolytics
Categories of drugs used in tx of...,
General moa of sedative hypnotic ...,
Pharmacodynamics dosing of barbit...
16  cards
Drugs of Abuse
Opioids examples 1,
Cns depressants examples 2,
Cns stimulants examples 3
30  cards
Pharmacology of Ethanol
Absorption of alcohol 1,
Characteristics of alcohol distri...,
Characteristics of metabolism of ...
17  cards
Addiction I & II
Definition of substance use disor...,
Neurobiology of substance abuse 2,
Medications available to treat al...
12  cards
ADHD
Definition disorder of adhd 1,
Typical characteristics of adhd 2,
Types of adhd 3
16  cards
General Anesthetics I & II
General purpose of general anesth...,
Moa of inhaled anesthetics 2,
Classes of inhaled general anesth...
39  cards
Physiology of Sleep
Characteristics of n rem sleep 1,
Characteristics of slow wave sleep 2,
Characteristics of rem sleep 3
11  cards
Pharmacology of Insomnia
Nervous structures nts involved i...,
Nervous structures nt involved in...,
Drugs actions on nts involved in ...
28  cards
Epilepsy I&II
Signs symptoms of epileptic seizu...,
Partial vs generalized seizures 2,
Ddx of causes of seizure presenta...
15  cards
Anti-Seizure Medications
Characteristics types of partial ...,
Characteristics of tonic clonic s...,
Characteristics of absence seizur...
24  cards
Frontal Lobes & Hippocampus
General function of prefrontal co...,
Subdivisions of prefrontal cortex 2,
Inputs outputs to dlpfc 3
16  cards
Cerebral Cortex
Major divisions of the cerebral c...,
Characteristics of layers of neoc...,
Eeg measurements 3
5  cards
Gender & the Nervous System
Incidence of aphasia in women vs ...,
Effects of prenatal perinatal exp...,
Sex steroids impact on brain acti...
9  cards
Neoplasms
Blank 1,
Who grade i lesions characteristi...,
Who grade i lesion example 3
12  cards
Coma
Delirium definition 1,
Stupor definition 2,
Coma definition 3
17  cards
Cumulative Review
Synaptic transmission mechanism o...,
Synaptic transmission mechanism o...,
Synaptic transmission major funct...
99  cards

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