Brain & Behavior
An Introduction to Biological Psychology
Fourth Edition
SAGE Journal Articles
Questions that apply to this article:
- What is an “endophenotype”?
- What commonalities were there in the fMRI results from close relatives of patients with schizophrenia?
- What are some examples of functions associated with the cingulate gyrus and parahippocampal gyrus in healthy control subjects?
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Questions that apply to this article:
- How are circadian rhythms disrupted in unipolar depression and in bipolar disorder?
- What evidence suggests that there are abnormalities in the clocks controlling circadian rhythms in patients with depression or bipolar disorder?
- How could disorders of circadian rhythm be studied in human subjects?
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Questions that apply to this article:
- What evidence is there to suggest that there is a genetic component to PTSD?
- Briefly describe the neurochemistry thought to be associated with PTSD?
- What are some of the concerns with the methods of studies that have tried to establish the genetic basis of PTSD?
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Questions that apply to this article:
- How do hallucinogenic drugs effect the nervous system?
- Which neurotransmitters are commonly the target of antidepressant medications?
- What challenges are there to studying the clinical usefulness of hallucinogenic drugs to treat depression?