Discuss the role of GABA in schizophrenia.
What will be an ideal response?
Research has shown a role of GABA in schizophrenia. Specifically, there may be a deficit in GABA, which normally has an inhibitory role in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Lack of this neurotransmitter results in abnormal activity of the dlPFC.
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a. the maturation of the nervous system. b. learning that takes place through accommodation. c. the development of conservation and reversibility. d. the assimilation of cultural socialization.
The activation-synthesis hypothesis of dreaming is the work of which theorist(s)?
a) Hilgard b) Freud c) Reiser d) Hobson and McCarley
Morphine and heroin duplicate the action of _____
a) endorphins. b) alcohol. c) cigarettes. d) LSD.
The limited capacity to process information that is under conscious control best defines the term:
A. attention. B. chunking. C. intuition. D. encoding.