Steven Crane Compiled Section Handouts. Human Behavioral Biology 2012

[My sections skipped the introductory neuro and endo lectures as they were aimed at people who have taken the Bio or HumBio core. ]

Advanced Neuro/Endo

Things to know for advanced neuro/endo

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  Dale's Law #1 and its violation
  
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  That there are numerous molecules relevant to exocytosis, opening the way for more steps that can differ among individuals.
  
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  The possible informational purposes of multiple neurotransmitters in a single vesicle.
  
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  What is peculiar about retrograde neurotransmitters, and their uses.
  
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  Neuromodulation, as a concept
  
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  How multiple factors can regulate the number and function of a type of receptor; examples.
  
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  Some additional forms of unconventional communication
  

Things to know for limbic system

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  Yes, know the Papez circuit (i.e., the structures that make up the limbic system, and their interconnections).
  
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  Have a broad sense of the triune brain schema, and the intersection between the limbic system, and the endocrine/autonomic nervous system at the hypothalamus.
  
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  Difficulties in figuring out limbic function.
  
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  Soundbites about the function of each area. Far more detail to come for some of them. Big point: this is all about complexities allowing for individual differences.
  

Key to abbreviations:

AP	Action Potential
NT	Neurotransmitter
Hyp	Hypothalamus (brain structure)
Pit	Pituitary (brain structure)
CRH	Cortocotropic Releasing Hormone (from hyp to pit)
ACTH	Adrenocorticotropic Releasing Hormone (from pit to adrenals)
GCs	Glucocorticoids (stress hormones from adrenals to body)
VP	Vasopressin (hormone from pit to body and from hyp to pit)
OT	Oxytocin (hormone from pit to body)