Many times when someone wants a simple explanation to a complex problem, they will say, “imagine you
are talking to your Grandma”So, your grandma is having a moment of neuroscience curiosity and has a
question… “What role does the amygdala have in emotion?” Do your best to give your grandma some help
with her question.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2018/10/07/get-your-amygdala-removed/#.W8IJD63Mym0
Read the short article and then offer your deep thoughts about whether or not people might be better off if
we were more open to using brain surgery to treat mental illness.
You have read about “feeding” peptides such as NPY and ghrelin, as well as “satiety” peptides such as
leptin and CCK. While this information has been used in an attempt to develop drugs to target these
receptors (either by blocking or activating them) to control appetite, what are a couple reasons why you
think we still don’t have a “miracle” drug to reduce appetite and cure obesity?
The obesity epidemic is undoubtedly caused my many factors. Make a short argument for why the epidemic
has been more the result of feeding behavior or sedentary behavior (activity levels)? Choose one and
present a short argument.
In your own words, describe the findings of the study by Schultz and monkeys and what he discovered
about dopamine and its role in reward.
In its simplest form, what is learning? Provide an example of human experience that represents a moment
of learning
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