diff --git a/2016-11-25-lecture18.md b/2016-11-25-lecture18.md index c61228d..4710b3b 100644 --- a/2016-11-25-lecture18.md +++ b/2016-11-25-lecture18.md @@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ Abraham Lincoln: ## Visceral (autonomic) motor system -* Two main subdivisions– sympathetic and parasympathetic subsystems. -* Sympathetic mobilizes the body’s resources for dealing with challenges. Fight or flight response. -* Parasympathetic deals with energy storage. Calms the body. -* Major locus of control is the hypothalamus and brainstem areas. +* Two main subdivisions– sympathetic and parasympathetic subsystems +* Sympathetic mobilizes the body’s resources for dealing with challenges. Fight or flight response +* Parasympathetic deals with energy storage. Calms the body +* Major locus of control is the hypothalamus and brainstem areas Note: @@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ paresis: muscle weakness
* Hypothalamus as a critical center for coordination of both the autonomic and somatic components of emotional behavior -* Removed huge areas of the forebrain and noticed two basic types of behaviors -* One class exhibited as if they were enraged. Angry behavior occurred spontaneously and included the usual autonomic correlates of anger. Increased blood pressure and heart rate, dilation of pupil, hair raising. Also contained somatic motor components such as arching the back and tail. Called sham rage +* Lesion huge areas of the forebrain in cats and angry behavior occurs spontaneously, including the autonomic correlates of anger. Increased blood pressure and heart rate, dilation of pupil, hair raising. Also contained somatic motor components such as arching the back and tail. Called sham rage * Sham rage found to require the hypothalamus * Stimulation of discreet parts of hypothalamus could elicit different behaviors associated with anger @@ -687,9 +686,17 @@ Note: 23 percent of individuals who use heroin become dependent on it. Altered conscious regulation of your behavior. 1 in 5. -http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2008/apr/18/addiction_small_percentage_drug ->hallucinogens and sedatives, the figure was 2%; for pain relievers and alcohol, 3%. The drug with the highest number of dependent users a year after first use was heroin (13%), followed by crack cocaine (9%), marijuana (6%), stimulants (5%), and powder cocaine (4%) +http://www.samhsa.gov/ +number of dependent users a year after first use 2008: + +- hallucinogens and sedatives 2% +- pain relievers and alcohol 3% +- heroin 13% +- crack cocaine 9% +- marijuana 6% +- stimulants 5% +- powder cocaine 4% --- @@ -699,11 +706,11 @@ http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2008/apr/18/addiction_small_percentage_drug