MSN 671 Chapter 4 Stahl Exam Questions and
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The activation of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA)
receptors requires the presence of:
B. Glutamate and glycine
A. Glutamate only
B. Glutamate and glycine.
C. Glutamate, glycine and magnesium.
A leading hypothesis of psychosis is:
Hypofunctioning NMDA
A. Hyperfunctioning NMDA receptors.
receptors
B. Hypofunctioning NMDA receptors.
Dysfunction at NMDA-receptor containing synapses is
hypothesized to lead to excessive glutamate release
in the ventral tegmental area. Downstream this is
hypothesized to lead to what effects on dopamine
(DA):
A. Excessive DA release in the nucleus accumbens
C. Excessive DA release in
(NA) and excessive DA release in the prefrontal
the NA and reduced DA
cortex (PC)
release in the PFC.
B. Reduced DA release in the NA and reduced DA
release in the PFC
C. Excessive DA release in the NA and reduced DA
release in the PFC
D.Reduced DA release in the NA and excessive DA
release in the PFC.
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Terms in this set (12)
The activation of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA)
receptors requires the presence of:
B. Glutamate and glycine
A. Glutamate only
B. Glutamate and glycine.
C. Glutamate, glycine and magnesium.
A leading hypothesis of psychosis is:
Hypofunctioning NMDA
A. Hyperfunctioning NMDA receptors.
receptors
B. Hypofunctioning NMDA receptors.
Dysfunction at NMDA-receptor containing synapses is
hypothesized to lead to excessive glutamate release
in the ventral tegmental area. Downstream this is
hypothesized to lead to what effects on dopamine
(DA):
A. Excessive DA release in the nucleus accumbens
C. Excessive DA release in
(NA) and excessive DA release in the prefrontal
the NA and reduced DA
cortex (PC)
release in the PFC.
B. Reduced DA release in the NA and reduced DA
release in the PFC
C. Excessive DA release in the NA and reduced DA
release in the PFC
D.Reduced DA release in the NA and excessive DA
release in the PFC.