Questions and Complete Solutions
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mesolimbic pathway
mesocotical pathway
tuberinfundibular pathway
nigrostriatal pathway - Answer: 4 dopamine (DA) pathways
This pathway projects from the VTA to the nucleus accumbens in the limbic system - Answer:
Mesiolimbic Pathway
Which DA pathway is associated with positive (+) symptoms od schizophrenia - Answer: Mesiolimbic
Pathway
Overactive dopamine/ hyperactivity of dopamine being dumoped in excess into the mesolimbic pathway
causes _________________symptoms of schizophrenia - Answer: Positive
Drugs that block dopamine reduce psycotic symptoms - Answer: True
Antagonism of D2 receptors in the mesolimbic pathway treats positive psychotic smptoms of
schizophrenia such as - Answer: Hallucinations
Delusions
Thought disorder
Hostility
Excitability
Mesolimic pathway is associated with too much dopamine - Answer: True